‘Param Sundari’ box office collection day 1: Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor’s rom-com earns over Rs 7 crore on opening day

‘Param Sundari’ starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor finally made it to the big screens this Friday. This romantic comedy that highlights an intercultural love story was the talk of the town from the word go for several reasons; the fresh chemistry of Siddharth and Jahnvi was certainly one of them. However, despite all the hype and anticipation, the box office numbers on the opening day couldn’t achieve the double-digit mark. Read on to know how this Tushar Jalota-directed rom-com performed at the box office on its opening day.According to Sacnilk, the movie minted Rs. 7.25 crore (early estimate) on its opening day. Also, it is worth noting that since there was no other big release on Friday, ‘Param Sundari’ had an open playing field.‘Saiyaara’ is one of the most successful romantic movies of Bollywood, which saw a business of Rs. 21.5 crore on its opening day. If compared to that, the film saw a slow opening. However, ‘Saiyaara’ is an intense love story that hit the ball out of the park; if we only talk about rom-coms, then ‘Param Sundari’ has performed decently. In May, ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ opened with Rs. 7 crore, and recently ‘Son Of Sardaar’ made Rs. 7.25 crore on its opening day.According to the trade reports, the film had an overall 12.92% on Friday. The morning shows began with an 8.19% occupancy, which rose to 11.45% in the afternoon. There was further growth in the evening shows, with the footfall of 12.27% and the night shows saw 19.77% occupancy.Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor starrer ‘Param Sundari’ is a cross-cultural romance between its two main characters, one hailing from Delhi and the other from Kerala. The film has Rajeev Khandelwal and Aakash Dahiya in pivotal roles. The soundtrack, particularly the song Pardesiya, received significant acclaim before the movie's release.