New Delhi: Salman 'Chulbul Pandey'
Khan's 'Dabangg 2' had a fantastic weekend outing, making Rs 64 crore
nett, said film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. He said the Sunday business
saw a major jump in trade.
Adarsh gave the weekend breakup of the Dabangg 2 business.
"Friday 21.10 crore, Saturday 19.06 crore, Sunday 24 crore to 25 crore
(estimates; final total could vary). Total: Rs 64/65 cr nett." He called
the business "outstanding".
'Dabangg 2', the last big release of 2012, seems to cap the year
on a profitable note. The Salman Khan-starrer opened with a
record-breaking collection of Rs 21.10 crore on the first day and trade
pundits predict it will enter the Rs 100-crore club.
Earlier,
Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines told IANS that 'Dabangg 2' has
opened 'exceptionally well at the box office on Friday' and on Saturday
'collected around Rs.17 crore and is going housefull on Sunday'.
According to him, it is a record breaking opening and that
'Dabangg 2' has broken the record of 'Rowdy Rathore' that opened with Rs
15.10 crore.
A sequel to Abhinav Kashyap-directed 2010 blockbuster 'Dabangg',
the part two, said to be made at a budget of Rs 50 crore, marks Arbaaz
Khan's directorial debut and repeated the lead pair of Salman and
Sonakshi Sinha, while Prakash Raj replaced Sonu Sood as the villain.
Brijesh Tandon said, "In Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, 'Dabangg 2' has
collected around Rs 3.40 crore on Friday which was quite expected from
Salman's film. We hope the film gets bigger and better tonight."
Anand Verma of DT Cinema informed that at their centres it has
got a 'phenomenal response' despite a slow start on Friday morning and
most of the shows have been 'housefull'.
However, Vinay Choksey of VIP Movies feels that Monday will be crucial to the movie.
He said: "Today (Sunday) the film is going housefull and it
should collect around Rs 20 to Rs 23 crore. We are only concerned about
the Monday morning collections. We hope there won't be any dip on
Monday."
In Mumbai, according to Manoj Desai, executive director of G7
multiplex and Maratha Mandir, "'Dabangg 2' was housefull at G7 and
Maratha Mandir on Friday and Saturday. Even on Sunday the film is going
housefull. Now let's see how the film does on Monday."
Will 'Dabangg 2' break the record of Salman's earlier release, 'Ek Tha Tiger', which earned Rs 33 crore on its opening day?
"I don't think 'Dabangg 2' will break the record of 'Ek Tha
Tiger', but the film will certainly cross Rs.100 crore without any
doubt. Besides, Tuesday is a (X-Mas) holiday, so the film will collect
enough on Christmas."
Sunil Bansal of Yash Raj Jai Pictures Pvt Ltd said that in
Rajasthan, 'Dabangg 2' amassed around 'Rs 1.25 crore on day one. On
Saturday, the film collected around Rs 90 lakh".
Opening in Orissa has been average, according to Jeetu Khandelwal
of Movie Pioneers, who informed that 'the film collected around Rs.30
lakh, but it is going housefull on Sunday'.
"Nobody will ever face any loss with a Salman Khan film. But
'Ready' and 'Bodyguard' opened with better collection compared to
'Dabangg 2'," he added.
Manoj Desai, executive director of G7 multiplex and Maratha
Mandir said: "'Dabangg 2' was housefull at G7 and Maratha Mandir on
Friday and Saturday. Even on Sunday the film is going housefull. Now
let's see how the film does on Monady."
Made at a budget of Rs 40 crore, 'Dabangg' had collected Rs 145 crore. (Inputs from IANS)
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