India, July 8 -- Alpha box office collection day 5: After a disappointing Monday that saw its domestic box office collections fall by over 70%, YRF Spy Universe's latest film, Alpha, made a surprise recovery on Tuesday. The film registered a small, but noteworthy jump in collections on its fifth day, raising hopes of a healthy lifetime run. The film stars Alia Bhatt and Sharvari in the lead roles and is the first female-led spy film in the YRF Spyverse.

After a strong opening weekend that saw it collect Rs.34 crore net in India, Alpha pretty much failed the Monday test at the ticket window. On Monday, the film suffered a 70% drop in domestic collections, bringing in only Rs.3.85 crore net in India. This led to the film falling behind Gan...