Nautanki Saala! received average response on day one of its release. The movie was expected to achieve more on box-office on first day owing to its urban content. However, ' Nautanki Saala! ' had to face tough fight in certain places from the action-flick ' Commando-A One Man Army ', which released on the same day.

' Nautanki Saala! ' accomplished poor response in regions like Bihar, UP, Gujarat and CP. The film managed to score more in other places like Mumbai, Delhi, East Punjab and Bangalore. Though the movie had to struggle for the entire day, the evening saw the film doing well earning some respectable figures.

The movie garnered 3.15 cr nett on first day, which is standard total taking into account the promotion and release size of the film. ' Nautanki Saala! ' is expected to see golden time over the weekend as the city's multiplexes get flourished by the weekend. The weekend performance of the film will evaluate its future success on box-office.