Batwara 1947 Box Office Estimate Day 1: Sunny Deol starrer takes a slow start; Collects Rs. 5.50 crores on Friday

The reunion of Sunny Deol and Rajkumar Santoshi in Batwara 1947 hasn't started off well at the box office.Early numbers show the film has made between Rs.5 crore and Rs.6 crore on Friday, which is lower than the industry's expected Rs.9 crore.

The film has earned around Rs.

3 crore from the top three national chains – PVR Inox and Cinepolis – which account for 55% of the total earnings.The start is slow, but the reports so far are positive, giving the film some hope of doing better over the weekend.

There's also the Independence Day holiday on Saturday, which might help the film gain more at the box office.

If it doubles its earnings and stays at a similar level on Sunday, it could do decent business.However, its overall success will depend on how it performs during the weekdays.