With tickets for Telugu shows already sold for ₹23.5 crore, the opening of Salaar on Friday appears to be a big deal. It is being released in four other languages as well.
Dunki vs. Salar: Prabhas’s Dunki, which opens in theaters on Friday, is reportedly selling tickets worth ₹29.35 crore. Additionally, 5.6 lakh tickets for 15,014 shows were sold on the opening day of the film’s release, according to a report on Sacnilk.com. Dunki, which is Shah Rukh Khan’s third film of the year, was released in theaters on Thursday with tickets worth ₹15.41 crore reserved in advance.
Salaar advance booking status
While Salaar is being released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, Dunki is only available in Hindi. According to a Sacnilk report, more than 14 lakh tickets for 10,434 shows have been sold in India for Salaar’s Friday release. The Telugu version alone has collected ₹23.5 crore in advance bookings; tickets for Hindi shows have been booked for ₹2.7 crore, Malayalam for ₹1.6 crore, Tamil for ₹1 crore, and Kannada for ₹25 lakh. One more day remains before the film opens.
Salar not getting many screens!
“Pan India Star #Prabhas’ unlikely to release in PVR INOX due to unfair screen sharing with Shah Rukh Khan’s #Dunki. #BoycottPVRInox,” tweeted Manobala Vijayabalan on Wednesday, drawing attention to the alleged unfair split of screens between the two big films. “The makers have withdrawn the release of Salaar from the multiplex chains in the South Indian markets. They will not be releasing Salaar in any of their properties in the South Market.” “Hombale team is planning to take stern action against Ajay Bijli and PVR-Inox in the time to come, as the decision has been made by him.”
Vijayabalan Manobala on unjust screen sharing.
Based on an illegal immigration story, Rajkumar Hirani’s film Dunki stars Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover in major parts.
Salaar, which is based in the made-up city of Khansaar and is directed by Prashanth Neel, also stars Shruti Haasan. It centers on two friends, Deva and Vardha, played by Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran, who become fierce competitors.