‘Sultan’ will be Salman Khan’s longest film this decade, as the film is 4 minutes longer than ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and 10 minutes longer than his biggest grosser ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’.
While runtime does not make a difference to the lifetime collections of films, it could have a significant impact on the opening day collections – especially for films that are targeting record opening at the box office.
A 120-minute film like ‘Dabangg 2’ can be played 6-7 times in a day per multiplex screen, because the ‘turnaround’ time per show will be around 140-145 minutes (time gap between the beginning of one show and the next – which includes runtime of a film plus added time for theatre clean-up, audience exit / enter etc).
Whereas, a film like ‘Sultan’ can only get 4-5 shows per screen, as the ‘turnaround’ time crosses the 3 hour mark and goes to around 190-195 minutes. On an all-India level, this could mean a negative impact of around 10% on Day 1 business.
Check out the runtime comparison between Sultan and other big films.
- Dabangg 2 – 120 minutes
- Dabangg – 126 minutes
- Ek Tha Tiger – 132 minutes
- Bodyguard – 132 minutes
- Jai Ho – 135 minutes
- Chennai Express – 141 minutes
- FAN – 142 minutes
- Ready – 145 minutes
- Kick – 147 minutes
- Krrish 3 – 153 minutes
- Bang Bang – 153 minutes
- PK – 153 minutes
- Dilwale – 155 minutes
- Bajirao Mastani – 158 minutes
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – 159 minutes
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan – 163 minutes
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 164 minutes
- Sultan – 168 minutes
- Holiday: A Solider Is Never Off Duty – 170 minutes
- Dhoom 3 – 172 minutes
- Agneepath – 174 minutes
- Jab Tak Hai Jaan – 176 minutes
- Happy New Year – 180 minutes
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – 189 minutes
In my 150 run time is ideal for any movie.indicine your thought is correct.sultan suffer opening due to big run time.
after watching the runtime of sultan i.e. 2:45 hours i drops the idea of watching sultan in theatre .i can’t tolerate bhai’s haryanvi that long
So now a run time excuse!!! Terrific.. Sultan will open brilliantly no doubt about that but it will fall rapidly too same as Salman’s stardom will decline rapid as he is now so arrogant in his behavior… “BEING HUMAN” Is his slogan but HE always does a INHUMAN activities.. He is a complete non-actor in reel life and a complete arrogant rude man in real life.. SHAME!!!!
@tihari resident n indicine spammer Spamzone
Dont worry about runtimes coz we all know that that doesnt matter much to you coz as inmates you arent exactly in a hurry to go anywhere except for going back to your cell…! :-P
So much to please Bhaitards.
HNY at similar runtime thrashed all opening day records, and still tops the list.
Let’s see Bhai’s stardom, won’t open above 38-39 cr, I’m sure.
#Kaali
Pankhas runtime was extremely low but lifetime less than 80cr… Lol
Sureshot average movie
Runtime of Global Pankha Salesmans mahacraps have a very different unique meaning- in that instance Kings billions of fans get a headstart of say 120 mins pre release to go into hiding before the Paglapurian Youtube Police ie Tihari hooligan gang headed by Criminal Mastermind Spamzone go out hunting for lungiwales even inc neutral audiences forcing them to watch Kings mahacraps…!
Hence runtime literally means bhaago n bachao apne aap ko logo
@xzone hahaha very well said. I think even rikshawalas also will be killing people on the road the day next to Sultan release.
@indicine, Dhoom 3 despite being 172 mins longer did 38.75cr in 2013( 3 years ago) on a non-festive holiday(Sunday), opening was 36cr on a non-holiday, than 3 years later why it is hard for Sultan to cross 45cr, breaking HNY opening record? Is the movie so horrible? High possibility. ??
working with the biggest production co. in india .with the most favourable holyday period and with a solo relese salman should break the opening day record..i want to see what his movies do when released on a non festive period like fan an housefull 3.. or with a clash with a good movie like bajirao mstani…think the days are not to far..
This is a silly excuse indicine plz…….
No need to reduce movie runtime for the sake of records
Dhoom 3-170
milka bhaag-180+
Super Sultan
Day 1-38-42
within 12/13 days in da 250cr club
LIFTIME-265+
@shitzone
auto drivers r also human beings nd they r 1000times better than goofy people like U
God happy new year was the most shitty movie ever. I couldn’t watch it whole
As for sultan it depends on how good the movie is
Why sultan not promoting in The Kapil Sharma Show yaar? It may backfire the film ….
that’s a bull’s hit indicine ‘you can’t favour salman so much
happy new year is of 3 hours and collected 44.97 on day 1
That means Salman khan will torturing Audiences about 168 minutes with His Non acting Talent…
#Fasal kerala
If sultan can’t break HNY opening day records with 168 min of runtime and above 4500 screen and high tickets rate and on Eid holiday than this is shameful for Salman and his fans.
People go2 watch salman movie2 c him…they dont care about length content and all Thats MEGASTARDOM…
Make way for the Mass kings…..SUPER SULTAN AND KABALI
Good luck to SULTAN & Salman!
I m sure Loltan will be Disaster without Eid.. Only people’s will choosing This crap For eid holidays.. Not For Salman..without eid loltan will be Another Jai ho Returns..
#Fasal kerala
Runtime is not the issue, and I am also not worried about the 1st day and 1st weekend because I know it will be huge….all I care about the content, if it clicks by the audience then sky is the limit….hope it is equivalent to BB in content wise…
Indicine what about the Screen Count, I heard that it will be the widest release ever in Bollywood…..
Really Run-time of a movie does not matter…..We can watch movie like Happy new year even for 3 hrs because of entertaining of king khan but …Movie like Wanted , Ek tha tiger , Jai ho , Kick & Prdp cannot be tolerated even for 10 min because of presence of Non actor Salman…
#Fasal kerala
It is actually good from an audience perspective. We pay so much money for a movie. And it a film is very short and not entertaining, that’s not fair
Well, I am waiting for the biggest release of the year with heart and soul. Double dhamaka this Eid.
ATBB confirmed.
@Dolly Bindra, don’t rant too much. And don’t worry for Salman fans. First try to fully recover from the Sadma caused to you Zebra fan by the recent disastrous incidences by the disaster Phanka and the Flop Dhobiwale
@indicine are kuch bhee ho hny opening record gaya agar sultan eid pe aayi ar longest runtime ka no effect ok
@xzone :
” department of Chichorapanti, minstery of Lalluland ”
Ha ha ha , ROFL !