The most awaited box office clash, which reports suggested was being avoided earlier has set the stage for an exciting battle. The makers of Prashanth Neel's movie were planning to postpone the release of the movie after not getting an equal number of screens as compared to Rajkumar? Hirani's Dunki to showcase their movie to the audience. Later, PVR released a statement clarifying that the film will be released as planned, hinting that finally, equal sharing has happened.?
Now going by the early estimates,?Salaar has not only beaten the Shah Rukh Khan's latest release but also the highest grossing movie of the year Jawan. The movie's opening day collection is 95 crores in India, which is higher than what Dunki (Rs 30 crores) collected on the first day of its release. Not just Dunki, Salaar's box office collection on day 1 has also beaten Jawan, which minted Rs 75 crores on the first day.??
The shows of Salaar began as early as 1 am and 4 am after the Telangana government allowed to screen the movie at those timings. Not just that, a price hike was also allowed in certain theatre chains. The movie also stars?Shruti Haasan, Eshwari Rao, Jagapathi Babu and Sriya Reddy.
Here's a list of highest openin day grossers in 2023.?
Jawan - Rs 75 crores?
Pathaan - Rs 55 crores
Animal - Rs 54 crores
Tiger 3 - Rs 43 crores
Gadar 2 - Rs 40 crores
Adipurush - Rs 37 crores
Meawhile, fans have given mixed reviews to both Dunki and Salaar.?Sharing the excitement after watching the movie, one of the fans told ANI, "I liked the film. Salaar movie gave a nice twist at the end. As the movie is about friendship that¡¯s why I liked it. Prabhas did a great job. The movie was above than I was expecting it to be."Another fan said, "The movie Salaar which was long awaited has been released. We enjoyed a lot. The love portrayed in the movie and the songs were at its peak."
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