Waiting

The film had a poor opening at the box office as the morning vacancy varied from 2 to 3 per cent in multiplexes. The film managed to collect a mere ₹2.5 million (US$33,000) on its opening day. It was released alongside other indie films including Veerappan and Phobia, both of which also had a relatively poor opening. However, Waiting showed good growth over the day with the best occupancy among the aforementioned films. The numbers grew as the film collected ₹4.8 million (US$63,000) and ₹5.5 million (US$72,000) on its second and third day respectively, bringing the first weekend gross to a total of ₹12.8 million (US$170,000). It carried on with steady numbers through the first and the second week collecting ₹25 million (US$330,000). Waiting grossed a total of around ₹35 million (US$460,000) in its entire run at the box office.