Bollywood Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan’s racy action thriller ‘Pathaan’ has hit the bull’s eye at the box office. This movie gained positive reports right from the morning shows and the makers have officially announced that it grossed more than 100 crores on its first day. It became the highest collecting Hindi film on the first day.
On Republic Day, the movie collected a massive 68 crores nett which amazed everyone. Despite being a working day, the movie managed to mint 38 crores nett on Friday which makes it 161 crores in the first three days of its release. With Saturday and Sunday still left, this high budget movie is expected cross the 250 crore mark easily.
Bollywood trade pundits are hoping that it would challenge ‘KGF – 2’ and ‘Baahubali – 2’ whose Hindi dubbed versions are still top of the list. Let us see if Shah Rukh stamps his authority on the box office or not.
As we know, Deepika Padukone is the female lead in this project while John Abraham played the role of a ruthless villain in this flick which is directed by Siddharth Anand. This director is known for such racy spy thrillers as he made ‘War’ and ‘Bang Bang’ till date. Director Siddharth Anand presented SRK in the way his fans wanted to see and there are plenty of scenes where the influence of South Indian cinema can clearly be seen.
The special cameo of Salman and both the superstars pulling out some cool action moves and their conversations made the audience go crazy in theatres. Sources say that Siddharth may even work with Prabhas in the coming days. Hope he makes such a stylish film with the ‘Baahubali’ hero too.
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Akhanda 2 Overseas Release in Trouble
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much-awaited sequel Akhanda 2 couldn’t hit theatres this Friday due to a legal dispute involving the producers and their pending financial obligations. Although early reports hinted at a long delay, the team has been trying to resolve the issue quickly and release the film at least later in the day.
However, the situation has turned more complicated when it comes to the film’s overseas release. Because Akhanda 2 missed its scheduled premiere, many of the screens that overseas distributors had reserved were reassigned to Hollywood biggies like Zootopia 2 and Wicked: For Good for the entire weekend. As a result, even if the makers manage a last-minute release, Akhanda 2 will not secure the required number of screens in North America.
This is a major setback, considering that Akhanda grossed over $1 million overseas and the hype around the sequel—powered by the Balakrishna–Boyapati Sreenu combination—is tremendous. Without sufficient screens, distributors will face a tough challenge recovering their investments.
Given the circumstances, the makers may now have to target a December 12th release in North America to ensure a proper wide release. But that window is tight as well, because Avatar: Fire and Ash is set to arrive on December 19th, bringing massive competition and limiting Akhanda 2’s performance time to just one full week.
In summary, while the domestic box office may not be significantly affected—thanks to strong expectations and minimal competition—the overseas business is likely to take a hit due to Hollywood releases and the scheduling chaos.
