The first screening of #Dabangg2 was held last nite. Arbaaz, Sohail and the crew watched the film. No, Salman hasn't watched the film yet.
A prominent distributor who watched #Dabangg2 says it more than lives up to the hype. Salman is terrific, while Arbaaz makes a superb debut.
The advance booking of #Dabangg2 is TREMENDOUS. This tornado strikes on 21 December.
DABANGG 2 is expected to fetch a thunderous start beyond the shores of the country as well. The craze for the film is humungous!
Xclusiv: While the screen count in India is still being finalized,#Dabangg2 will open at around 450 screens in Overseas.
Update: #Dabangg2 passed by British censors without any cut. Censor classification: 12A.
After
breaking box-office records with "Dabangg", actor Salman Khan is ready
to entertain audiences in his popular avatar of Chulbul Pandey in
"Dabangg 2?, which releases this Friday.
"Dabangg" was set in a village and had the rustic, rural flavour of Uttar Pradesh. The story this time around will shift to a posh metropolitan city.
The sequel will see Chulbul Pandey to be transferred to a city, where he will mingle with the elite, but will retain his simplistic flavour and values. "Dabangg" having been a blockbuster, the buzz around the sequel is high too.
The original movie was directed by Abhinav Kashyap, but he opted out of the sequel due to some issues, following which Salman's brother and producer Arbaaz Khan jumped in as the director.
Made under the banner of Arbaaz Khan Productions, "Dabangg 2? has been written by Dilip Shukla. This will be Arbaaz's first film as a director.
The film will see Salman and Sonakshi Sinha again reprising their roles of Chulbul Pandey and Rajjo, while Vinod Khanna will feature as Prajapati Pandey, and Arbaaz as Makhanchan Pandey.
"Dabangg" proved to a turning point of actor Sonu Sood's career, who played the main antagonist Chhedi Singh. Initially he was a part of the sequel too, but had to opt out because of date issues.
Now, Prakash Raj has been roped in to play the antagonist. Made at a budget of approximately Rs.50 crore, the film is likely to release in over 3,000 screens.
The songs of "Dabangg 2? have also become popular, generating more interest in the film. While "Dabangg" had Malaika Arora Khan's "Munni badnam hui", "Dabangg 2? features actress Kareena Kapoor in item song "Fevicol Se", which is ruling the music charts already.
Since the release of "Dabangg" in 2010, the movie and Chulbul Pandey have become a brand. Whether the sequel will be able to create the same magic as "Dabangg" remains to be seen.
After the release of Shah Rukh Khan's "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" and Aamir Khan's "Talaash", both of which earned big bucks at the box-office, it would be interesting to see how "Dabangg 2? does at the box-office and which Khan takes the top slot.
Dabangg Movie Preview from IANS
| Dabangg 2 Heads For Record Opening
Wednesday 20th December 2011 10.30 IST | |
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Dabangg 2 is almost certain to have a record opening. It may not have the opening day record as that depends on whether that day is holiday but over the three day period which is the best judge for an opening it will set a new high looking at the craze.
The difference on a non holiday is that today multiplexes have multiple shows and it is difficult to fill all shows to capacities especially in the metros while on a holiday it is possible. The first day single screen business will be similar to Ek Tha Tiger which opened on Independence Day holiday as single screens audiences have that craze to catch a film like Dabangg 2 on first day, holiday or no holiday.
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There is most likely to be a shortfall in multiplexes on day one compared to Ek Tha Tiger as huge chunk of multiplex going audience has work commitments but if there is any film that can close the gap on a holiday and working day, it is Dabangg 2.
Till date no film has crossed 15 crore nett on an opening day which was not a holiday while the biggest holiday opening day is 31 crore nett which is huge 16 crore nett gap.
Dabangg 2 will cruise past 15 crore nett but the real question is can it go towards the 30 crore nett mark and make that holiday factor less important. | |
| The Ultimate Record For Dabanng 2
Thursday 20th December 2012 10.30 IST | |
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Dabangg 2 may smash all initial records but the ultimate record for the film is the second week record of Three idiots which collected around 55 crore nett in week two as initial records fall every six months..
There are hardly any films which can be even thought about in terms of this record because most films aim at that urban youth and all you can get is good one week run with this audience.
Looking at advance, Dabangg 2 is that film where the families will come in hordes on Sunday all across India especially the cities and towns outside the big metros and if this audience spreads the word then this ultimate second week record of Three Idiots which is almost 20 crore higher than anything else becomes a target for Dabangg 2. | |
Obviously if reports of the day one audience is not up to the mark then all equations go out of the window as that big Sunday will not materialise. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5207&nCat= | |
| Fantastic Advance For Dabangg 2
Thursday 20th December 2012 09.30 IST | |
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Dabangg 2 has had a fantastic advance as expected at both single screens and multiplexes. Single screens are phenomenal and they had to be as many exhibitors have paid MG's (Minimum Guarantee) as per the business that Ek The Tiger did at the cinema. In another words the exhibitors will only start to make money when the business surpasses the collections of Ek tha Tiger at their respective cinemas. This trend is very prevalent in many cities of UP like Meerut, Jhansi, Saharanpur etc.
The multiplexes also saw huge bookings yesterday (Wednesday) and no doubt today will also see excellent bookings. The film has record shows at multiplexes with some multiplexes going over 40 shows per day which will ensure a record number of tickets sold prior to release. | |
One key factor of the advance is that there are huge bookings for Sunday which means the families are really awaiting this film. There is always talk about the youth audience but eventually big box office is about the family audience and as there is going to be a huge family turnout on Sunday and if this audience has good of mouth then the sky will be the limit for Dabangg 2. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5206&nCat= | |
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