Here’s the lowdown on the opening collections of the two big-ticket releases.
Two of the most-awaited films of the year go head-to-head in the biggest box-office clash of the year, right at the end of 2015.
Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani, who have both established their USPs and generated plenty of buzz in the run up to their release, now face judgement day as they take to screens.
So far in the tussle, Dilwale has a clear edge over Bajirao Mastani, when it comes to box-office numbers.
With a release in close to 3200 screens, the film has opened to a mammoth response of 70 per cent occupancies, even though it’s a working day and another major film is in play.
If the trend holds and gets the push of an upswing in earnings in the evening, the film might stand to earn Rs 20 crore by the end of the day.
Bajirao Mastani is surprisingly facing a struggle to fill the seats with only 30 per cent occupancies in the early shows.
The film, which was expected to dominate in the western regions of Maharashtra and Gujarat, has been bested by the slightest margin by Dilwale there too.
If similar figures hold, the film might just make Rs 10 crore by the end of the day, unless it faces a dramatic rise in collections in the evening shows, with good reviews already pouring in.
With evening show trends and Saturday’s earnings crucial to the final fate of the clash, it remains to be seen which film will laugh its way to the bank at the end of it all.
Sridevi watches Dilwale
It’s D Day for Dilwale! Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon played perfect hosts at a special screening of their film. David Dhawan, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty were present to support the young Dhawan lad.
Two of the most-awaited films of the year go head-to-head in the biggest box-office clash of the year, right at the end of 2015.
Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani, who have both established their USPs and generated plenty of buzz in the run up to their release, now face judgement day as they take to screens.
So far in the tussle, Dilwale has a clear edge over Bajirao Mastani, when it comes to box-office numbers.
With a release in close to 3200 screens, the film has opened to a mammoth response of 70 per cent occupancies, even though it’s a working day and another major film is in play.
If the trend holds and gets the push of an upswing in earnings in the evening, the film might stand to earn Rs 20 crore by the end of the day.
Bajirao Mastani is surprisingly facing a struggle to fill the seats with only 30 per cent occupancies in the early shows.
The film, which was expected to dominate in the western regions of Maharashtra and Gujarat, has been bested by the slightest margin by Dilwale there too.
If similar figures hold, the film might just make Rs 10 crore by the end of the day, unless it faces a dramatic rise in collections in the evening shows, with good reviews already pouring in.
With evening show trends and Saturday’s earnings crucial to the final fate of the clash, it remains to be seen which film will laugh its way to the bank at the end of it all.
Sridevi watches Dilwale
It’s D Day for Dilwale! Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon played perfect hosts at a special screening of their film. David Dhawan, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty were present to support the young Dhawan lad.
