Nil Battey Sannata released in India on fewer than 300 screens and had an average opening at the box-office. It collected on its opening, but the figure grew on the second day as a result of positive word of mouth reviews. The film collected on Saturday and on Sunday bringing the opening weekend collections to . The film faced competition from other small-budget Hindi film releases Laal Rang and Santa Banta Pvt Ltd in its opening weekend at the box-office, but was expected to do well because of the positive reviews and good word of mouth. The film collected in its opening week. It was declared tax free in the states of Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi by their respective state governments. The film became a commercial success, and continued through the second week, increasing in rural areas of the country. It had an impressive six-week run at the box office and its lifetime collections were around .
