Pinkvilla Predicts: First day box office forecast for The Raja Saab, Final update for Avatar Fire and Ash

Prabhas has consistently delivered openings with his films in Hindi circuits; however, those films largely belonged to the action genre or carried strong religious undertones.

By Jatinder Singh

Updated on Dec 17, 2025 | 12:04 AM IST | 4.1M

Prabhas in The Raja Saab still (image courtesy fo People Media Factory)

Entering the “Pinkvilla Predict” tracking this week is Prabhas starrer The Raja Saab (Hindi). This is also the final forecast for Avatar: Fire and Ash.

The Raja Saab (09/01/2026)
First Day Box Office Forecast: Rs. 6-9 crore

The Raja Saab is a fantasy horror-comedy fronted by Prabhas, a genre that is currently in vogue, having delivered a couple of major hits, including the current highest-grossing original Hindi film of all time, Stree 2. The film has been mounted on a lavish scale, with extensive visual effects, which adds to its theatrical appeal.

Prabhas has consistently delivered openings with his films in Hindi circuits; however, those films largely belonged to the action genre or carried strong religious undertones. Although the horror-comedy genre is working, the comedy in this film is more like a South Indian film, which could be a problem, especially in the bigger centres.

The first teaser of the film didn’t impress, but the trailer was better. Songs haven’t made a mark, but that’s seldom the case with dubbed films.

Other Updates

Avatar: Fire and Ash pre-sales are tracking below those of Avatar: The Way of Water, which was largely expected, though the drop has proven to be somewhat steeper than initially anticipated. Making things difficult further is the ongoing box office juggernaut, Dhurandhar, which will be posing it a challenge in terms of showcasing and competition in general. Consequently, the forecast is lowered to Rs. 21-26 crore nett from Rs. 30-35 crore nett.

There are whispers of Ikkis moving from 25th December to 1st January, though nothing has been made official yet. This would be a sensible move, as the film would find it extremely difficult to secure adequate showcasing on December 25th amid competition from Dhurandhar, Avatar and TMMTMTTM. While the change in release date is unlikely to significantly alter its opening, a January 1st release would offer far better showcasing, giving it a chance and not getting lost in the plethora of releases.

Note: The forecast/predictions are for the organic box office collections. It's impossible to predict the feeding aka inorganic box office numbers.

Pinkvilla Predicts First Day Box Office Forecast is as follows:

Release Date	Title	Low-End Forecast	High-End Forecast	Pinpoint Forecast
19/12/2025	Avatar: Fire and Ash	Rs. 21.00 cr.	Rs. 26.00 cr.	Rs. 25.00 cr.
25/12/2025	Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri	Rs. 6.00 cr.	Rs. 10.00 cr.	Rs. 8.00 cr.
25/12/2025	Ikkis	Rs. 1.50 cr.	Rs. 3.00 cr.	Rs. 2.00 cr.
09/01/2026	The Raja Saab (Hindi)	Rs. 6.00 cr.	Rs. 9.00 cr.	Rs. 6.00 cr.