The Diplomat Box Office Collection Day 3 Early Updates: John's Film Gets Smashed By Chhaava On 1st Sun? DEETS

The Diplomat Box Office Collection Day 3 Early Updates: The Diplomat is the one of the most-talked about films in Bollywood after the release of Chhaava, back in February 14, 2025. The political drama is based on true story of IFS J.P. Singh and his courageous attempt of repatriating a girl from Pakistan with the help of then External Affair Minister, Sushma Swaraj. The Diplomat stars John Abraham in the leading role with other talented cast featuring Sadia Khateeb, Prapti Shukla, Jagjeet Sandhu, Ashwath Bhatt, Sharib Hashmi, among others. The movie, which is directed by Shivam Nair, offers audience a gripping narrative coupled with the superb acting of the cast.

However, despite having all components, the movie has been struggling at the box office & the collection is poorer than Vedaa, John's last film which was released in last August. The Diplomat's not-upto-the-mark performance at the box office leaving a question to many if it is because of the presence of Chhaava, as John's film got smashed by Vicky Kaushal's historical drama even after the latter being at the box office for 5 weeks now.

The Diplomat Box Office Collection Day 3 Early Updates

The Diplomat has earned Rs. 2.96 Cr as of 6pm, on day 3, according to the early updates of Sacnilk. Although the movie is expected to see a growth on its 1st Sunday compared to yesterday's collection when it earned Rs. 4.65 Cr, the movie will still fail to beat Chhaava. On day 2, the movie has seen a growth of about 16.25% compared to day 1 when it opened the box office with Rs. 4 Cr of collection. With this, the movie's India nett collection stands at Rs. 11.61 Cr as of 6pm on day 3. The movie has still 4 hours to perform at the box office before it closes at 10pm.

Is Chhaava's presence Affecting The Diplomat's Collection?

Well, it looks like, The Diplomat's collection is heavily affected by the Chhaava's presence at the box office. While the former has minted Rs. 2.96 Cr so far as of 6pm, Chhaava has earned Rs. 5.42 Cr as of 6pm on day 31 at the box office, making the total collection whopping Rs. 560.07 Cr as of 6pm on day 31.

Even in terms of footfall, Chhaava has seen more compared to The Diplomat. While Chhaava's morning occupancy was 14.48%, The Diplomat's morning occupancy was 8.86% today. Even on afternoon shows, it was 26.98% Chhaava, while it was 21.73% for The Diplomat. Thus, it can clearly be seen that how the political drama's collection is getting affected by Chhaava.

More About The Diplomat

Recently, director Anurag Kashyap reviewed the film, and the director and actor told Indian Express, "I really liked The Diplomat. I told John, 'After a long time, I am seeing you being a very good actor.' He is not doing unnecessary action or herogiri in the film. He is solely playing a character. And Shivam Nair has made a really engaging film."

John, who have earlier collaborated with Anurag with No Smoking (2007), expressed his wish to work with the director once again, however, Anurag stated that he needs a 'subject' to make the sequel, "John really means it but I want a subject. Over a period of time, a film achieves a cult following. So it becomes even more scary to meet people's expectations. I want to go into that zone only if the subject matter is unique."

The Diplomat, helmed by Shivam Nair, is bankrolled by T-series.