With Chennai Express now set for theatrical release on August 9th, the film only has 6 open days before the release of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara on Independence Day (August 15).
The Shah Rukh Khan starrer will open on a national holiday for Eid-Ul-Fitr, giving it a good chance to surpass the opening day collections of Ek Tha Tiger (32 crore) which released on Independence Day last year.
Industry insiders say, that the decision to postpone Chennai Express was due to the fact that the muslim section of the audience can’t watch the film before the end of Ramadan.
With the release of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara on 15th, 6 days after Chennai Express, affect the collections of the film? Or will it be the other way round? Only time will tell!
@ Syed: Agreed Salman has seen more lows than SRK. But the height of success seen by Salman have not been seen by any other star in the world [5 back to back blockbusters no body in the world have delivered].
@syed do you know cricket??bangladesh beaten india in 2007 worldcup..so that means bangladesh is strong team then india??for how long will you guys talk about don vs janemann??
@Samar @Nilesh, I am aware of the fact that Salman khan has given 5 blockbusters in a row. But on what type of movies??. He is doing same kinda of action which will surely have expiry. He is playing safe by taking only the south hit subjects-wanted,mental,kick,bodygaurd,ready….and dabangg series which is just a nonsense… Salman khan was in bollywood even before SRK entered the field but there was very BIG PAUSE after Hum aapke hai kaun till wanted movie eventhough some minor hits here n there. But the career graph of SRK is totally diffferent. He conquered the hearts of Billions around the world. Can salman khan do the role of srk’s in Chak de india?? Or can he act like SRk of My Name is khan which shattered all the records globally?. or can he act like srk in rab ne banadi jodi?? I mean can salman khan stir the emotions of heart like SRK does??. Salman khan is like a prostitute who is showing off his body to get money rather depending on his talent.
After Amitabh bachan, it is only Mr SRK in Indian film industry recognizes hence only amitabh and SRK was invited for 100 years film industry celebration (no salman nor aamir khan and forget about other actors who are just like passing clouds). Do you know some countries recognize India as a SRK’s country -source BBC. do you know DDLJ is till running in Mumbai after so many years??. No other actor in the world has the talent than SRK.
SRK has got many awards and if you say he buys it everytime then I should feel pity for Aamir khan or salman khan for being so poor. 3idiots got records only for the story and direction, it would have created records even without aamir khan!!! proof is Talaash movie which cant even cross 100 crores with solo release.
@samar .. you are correct..here bangladesh is salman khan and india is SRK!!! Based on your own logic, when you compare all the movies of Salman khan and shahrukh khan and all the awards earned by these actors and all the international awards earned by these two. And comparing the overseas collections records – Top 7 out of 10 movies are of SRK movies.
SRK IS WAY AHEAD OF SALMAN KHAN!!!!
100 cr will be by monday itself
but 200 cr not possible
bcoz after 6 days OUTIM..
week later Madras Cafe..
again week later Satyagraha…
Lot of competition…:(
My Predictions.. If It Releases on 3500+ screens
First Day Aug. 9 (National Holiday)- 34+ crores
Second Day ( Holiday In Some Regions)- 22-27 crores..
Third Day (Sunday)- 25- 30 crores
Weekend Total = 80+ crores..
LifeTime collection = 180+ crores
If WOM is Too Good It’ll will easily collect 100+ crores in 4-5 days..
Predicted as A neutral fan..