The Diplomat Box Office Collection Day 13 Early Updates: John Abraham's Film Inches Closer To Cross THIS Mark

The Diplomat Box Office Collection Day 13 Early Updates: The Diplomat, which was released on March 14, 2025, marks John Abraham's return to the big screen after Vedaa, which was released on August, 2024. While The Diplomat garnered many positive reviews from critics, it didn't garner much footfall on opening day, and collected lower than what John's previous movie earned on opening day. However, The Diplomat's steady hold at the box office has made it possible to surpass the collection of Vedaa within less than 10 days at the box office.

The political drama revolves around the life of diplomat J.P. Singh and how he repatriated a young girl from Pakistan, who got married without her will. Apart from John Abraham, who plays the lead role, the movie also stars Kumud Mishra, Sadia Khateeb, Prapti Shukla, Jagjeet Sandhu, Ashwath Bhatt, Sharib Hashmi, among others. The movie, which was directed by Shivam Nair, was bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, John Abraham, Vipul D. Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl, Sameer Dixit, Jatish Varma, and Rakesh Dang, among others.

The Diplomat Box Office Collection Day 13 Early Updates

The Diplomat has earned Rs. 37 lakhs so far as of 6pm on day 13, according to the early updates of Sacnilk. The movie has seen a significant amount of drop on day 13 compared to day 12 when it earned Rs. 80 lakhs. However, the movie still has 4 hours to perform at the box office before it closes, so it is to see how much the political drama earns at the end of day 13. But it is expected to surpass Rs. 28 Cr mark today itself, for which, it needs to earn another 28 lakhs at the box office, which is feasible for the film.

The total India nett collection of The Diplomat stands at Rs. 27.72 Cr as of 6pm on day 13, which is way above Vedaa's India nett collection, which stood at Rs. 22.54 Cr after 7 weeks of theatrical run. The political drama is Rs. 2.28 Cr behind to beat the lifetime collection of Vedaa, which earned Rs. 30 Cr worldwide.

In a recent interview with Koimoi, director Shivam Nair opened up about the response the film got, "I am happy that people are liking the film. It is a good feeling that it is doing steady business. When I first heard the true story, I thought that it had to be told. The producers first introduced me to Uzma Ahmed when she landed in India in 2017 and she told me her complete story. I then asked her who was the diplomat who had done so much for her by rescuing her and so met J.P. Singh and heard his side of the story. What was fascinating for me was that no one had ever made a film on a diplomat here."

He even talked about casting action-hero like John Abraham in such a role, "John loves such geo-political stories. We all knew that this film will not be a 'massy' product, so it won't work at that level, but will appeal to the audience that loved his Parmanu or Madras Café. And now, I find that a lot of female fans of his are liking this different John!"

He added, "Also John is being praised for his controlled acting. He is playing an intelligent man with a sharp brain and though we all know him as a star, for the first time, expectations have shot up from him as an actor. Look, he will always do his Garam Masala and Satyameva Jayate, but he will also get to do such characters."