Salaar advance booking: Despite allegations that the film is not getting a fair screen share due to another major release, Dunki, Prabhas’ much-anticipated action movie Salaar will undoubtedly launch big at the box office on Friday. According to Sacnilk.com, the film had a 48.94 crore first-day advance booking. This suggests that its ultimate opening collection might be far greater than Dunki, which debuted a day earlier on Thursday at about 30 crore.
According to the estimate, more than 22 lakh tickets for 16,593 concerts were sold on the first day of Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire on Friday. This includes almost 17 lakh Telugu performance tickets valued 38.25 crore. Before the film’s release, more than 2 lakh tickets worth 5.62 crore were sold for Hindi shows and 1.9 crore for Tamil shows.
Salaar vs. Dunki conflict
Some in the business have expressed worry over Salaar’s lack of screen time alongside Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki. Salaar’s Creators: Part 1 – Ceasefire said on Wednesday that they will not be screening their picture at PVR INOX and Miraj Cinemas theaters in the south since the multiplex networks prefer Dunki to the Prabhas-starrer. According to a spokeswoman for Hombale Films, PVR INOX, and Miraj Cinemas promised the banner “equal showcasing” for Salaar and Dunki, which they did not keep.
More on Salaar
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, directed by Prashanth Neel of KGF fame, was also released in Kannada and Malayalam throughout the world. Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran play the protagonist parts, with Shruti Haasan playing the female lead. The plot is set in the imaginary city of Khansaar and follows Deva and Vardha, portrayed by Prabhas and Sukumaran.
In an interview with PTI, Prithviraj Sukumaran said about the film, “I had different notions about what the film would be.” I wasn’t expecting it to be about two friends, their friendship, and what happened between them. That threw me off guard. The drama was what pulled me in. Despite the stunning battle sequences and massive settings, it is the narrative that draws you into Salaar. That drama works, regardless of how large or little the picture is or what language it is done in.”
