Not Only Pathaan And Jawan, Dunki Has Scored Less Than Adipurush At The Box Office On Day 1

While everyone was expecting that Dunki would be the biggest blockbuster of 2023, that is not what's happening. While the early reviews of Shah Rukh Khan's first collaboration with Rajkumar Hirani were brilliant, as more and more people are watching the movie, the response is mixed. For many, the film didn't live up to their expectations.

Dunki's box office report for Day 1

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Dunki's box office collection day 1 stands at Rs 30 crores. Not only this is Shah Rukh Khan's lowest opening as compared to his other two films Pathaan and Jawan, the film's collection is even lesser than Adipurush, which is one of the worst movies of 2023.

For the unversed, Jawan's box office collection on day 1 was Rs 75 crores in India and Pathaan's box office collection on day 1 was Rs 57 crores.

Furthermore, Prabhas-starrer Adipurush's box office collection on day 1 was Rs 36 crores.

For the unversed, Adipurush was highly mocked for its poor VFX and cringe and controversial dialogues. It was called a visionless movie. People even compared the film to cartoons like Chhota Bheem and called it better than the Om Raut directorial.

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While Prabhas' last release has beaten the first-day collection of the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, will Salaar be able to beat Dunki?

Salaar advance booking

Meanwhile, Salaar has already surpassed the opening day collection of Dunki with its advance booking. The Prashanth Neel directorial which has released a day after the Rajkumar Hirani movie has already minted Rs 49 crores with its advance booking in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada. More than 22 lakh tickets have been sold for Salaar: Part 1 ¨C Ceasefire.

Meanwhile, as per film trade analyst Sumit Kadel, Dunki's business will likely increase over the weekend due to strong word of mouth. "#Dunki Day 1 is headed towards Rs 30 Cr+ in India as per very early estimates. Strong opening considering the social drama genre and mid week non holiday release.. Positive word of mouth could ensure terrific trending from Sat to Monday," he wrote.

Also starring, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar and Anil Grover, Dunki is very close to Shah Rukh Khan's heart.

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