India, April 17 -- Dacoit box office collection day 8: Shaneil Deo's romantic drama, Dacoit: A Love Story, was released in theatres on April 10. The film managed to smash through Adivi Sesh's previous film, HIT: The Second Case's lifetime haul, but has yet to beat Major's numbers. The film, which also stars Mrunal Thakur and Anurag Kashyap, opened to mixed reviews but has become Sesh's highest opening yet.

According to the trade website Sacnilk, Dacoit collected 86 lakhs net in India on Friday, taking its domestic total to Rs.29.31 crore. The film beat HIT 2's Rs.25.92 crore lifetime haul a few days ago, but has yet to catch up to Major's Rs.41.03 crore collection. Dacoit, which was also shot in Telugu and Hindi like Major, collected Rs....