First Day First Show: Sarkar 3 Registers A Lower Figure Than Meri Pyaari Bindu At The Box-Office
Parineeti Chopra-starrer Meri Pyaari Bindu has put its nose in front in its race with the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Sarkar 3
Early days yet,
but a survey of a few suburban theatres revealed that Ayushmann Khurrana and
Parineeti Chopra-starrer Meri Pyaari Bindu has raced ahead of Amitabh
Bachchan’s Sarkar 3.
SpotboyE.com
parked itself outside suburban theatres -- Cinepolis Andheri (West), PVR ICON
(Versova), Carnival Cinemas (Oshiwara), Movietime (Goregaon) and PVR Juhu
-- to get a feel of the first day collections. To begin with, let us tell
you that most movie halls were still playing Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion at 9
am.
Meri Pyaari Bindu
was allotted the 10 am slots
across, while Sarkar 3 managed to get only the 12 noon shows.
Coming to the
audience’s reactions, people walking out of the Meri Pyaari Bindu shows said
that the chemistry between Ayushmann and Parineeti was fantastic. However, a
few people complained that the film was boring in certain parts. Also, some
were disappointed with the ending.
As for Sarkar 3,
theatres registered low footfalls on the first day. It was evident that ardent
Amitabh Bachchan fans made for most of the attendees. While Amitabh blew away
viewers with his performance, a few movie buffs termed the film as ‘sheer waste
of 3 hours of their lives’.
So without
further ado, let's see what trade experts and the theatre owners had to say about
the films’ future.
PVR Juhu Owner,
Ravi Sibal said, "Both movies have opened on a below average note. Even
after having Amitabh Bachchan, Sarkar 3 hasn't got great footfalls. Meri Pyaari
Bindu is still getting a better collection because of better reviews and people
are calling it a really sweet film, but collections are below expectations. I
am hoping the evening shows and tomorrow's shows will pick up for Meri Pyaari Bindu because of the good
word-of-mouth. We might close the day today with just 40% occupancy on an
average for each show. Baahubali 2 collections have dropped drastically, but
the new movies aren't even touching that number."
Trade Expert
Taran Adarsh summed up his thoughts on both the films by saying, "In one
word, Sarkar 3 is disappointing, while Meri Pyaari Bindu is boring. Both films
haven't had a great opening in the morning and afternoon shows. The collections
are also below the mark. The Baahubali wave is still on. Its figures speaks for
itself. The movie is still going strong."
Carnival Cinemas
Chief Spokesperson, Gaurav said, "Both films are underwhelming. The
reviews are poor, the collections are bad, thus the box-office will also not be
great in terms of numbers. Throughout our chain, we have had an average of 10%
occupancy for the morning and afternoon shows. On the contrary, Baahubali 2
still has 40% occupancy, which is great for the third week."
Stay tuned to
SpotboyE.com for the cumulative first day collections of Meri Pyaari Bindu and
Sarkar 3.
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