Bollywood wraps up last month of 2023 with $130 million Animal Dhanki
Some of the biggest releases in the Hindi film industry are geared up for release in December. After more than two years of stagnation, Bollywood is clearly bouncing back this year. This year has seen a number of films break box office records, and the industry is gearing up for more breakthroughs at the box office before the end of the year. According to industry experts, the combined collection of the four films could reach $130 million.
With many releases scheduled each week in December, the final month of 2023 will see three major Hindi films and one major pan-Indian film released in theaters. Previously, Bollywood usually had one big special release in December, but this time it’s clearly a different year.While Ranbir Kapoor greets fans in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s aggressive avatar animal Dec 1, Vicky Kaushal to reimagine the role of an army officer in Meghna Gulzar’s film Sam Bahadur It will also be shown in theaters on the same day.Rajkumar Hirani’s Danki and Prashanth Neel’s Salar A special Christmas release is planned for later this month.
Top Indian movies in December 2023
animal: Directed by Sandeep Vanga Reddy, the film stars Rashmika Mandana and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. The film, with Anil Kapoor essaying the role of her father and Ranbir Kapoor playing the son, depicts the twisted side of the father-son bond. The film also stars Bobby Deol in the role of the antagonist.
Sam Bahadur: Directed by Meghan Gulzar, Sam Bahadur A biographical film about Indian war hero Sam Manekshaw.
Danki: After setting new records twice this year with his films (pathan and jawan), Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for another blockbuster – Danki. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani ( 3 Idiots, Sanju fame), Danki It also stars Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu. Hirani has collaborated with her favorite authors Kanika Dhillon and Abhijat Joshi. The film, spearheaded by Khan, is likely to follow the lives of illegal Indian immigrants.
salar part 1 truce: Written and directed by Prashant Neel ( KGF Fame), the film stars Prabhas in the lead role. The film also stars Shruti Haasan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tinu Anand, Jagapathi Babu, Suriya Reddy, Ramachandra garu and Easwari Rao.
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Producer and film business analyst Girish Johar says December is an important month. He went on to discuss how tier 1 cities and complexes contribute significantly to Christmas collections, just as tier 2 and 3 centers contribute significantly to Diwali releases. I explained about the dolphins. “There are four movies. I’m looking forward to it. animal To earn numbers similar to $40 million to $50 million Danki. I’m hoping that the four movies together will make around $133 million this month. We can end this year on a high note. ”
share his expectations Sam Bahadur, Dzhokhar says it’s like a movie with a lot of soul. “It may be hidden in the shadows. animal (In terms of marketing and buzz) But any movie can do well if the content is good.i expect Sam Bahadur It is to earn $800,000 on opening collection in India. ”
Vishek Chauhan, exhibitor and film trade analyst, agrees:animal We are planning to get off to a big start, Sam Bahadur We will operate completely based on word of mouth. If you don’t do that, you’ll collapse under the weight of Animal.” He added that no movie is necessarily affected just because it’s released alongside another. “We have space to show two movies. Both are Chalk and Cheese. We watched it together. Gadar 2 and Oh, 2. The films could run in parallel and both films did well on their own.That’s what I think Sam Bahadur Meghna Gulzar has not failed (at the box office) either, so it should do well. Her previous films (Raj, Chhapaak and Talvar) All of them worked at the ticket counter. I think that should work. ”
talk about Danki and Salaradded Mr. Chouhan.Danki It’s a Rajkumar Hirani movie starring Shah Rukh Khan so it should do well. Hirani produced five of his films and all of them were blockbusters. He follows his own process and system. He shot this entire movie on his iPhone camera and showed it to Shah Rukh Khan. His level of planning is amazing and the chances of failure are very low. Next is Salar. Although this isn’t exactly Hindi, Neil is now a big star across India after the success of KGF. All the movies in December are looking very good. ”
Ashish Saksena, COO of cinemas at ticketing platform BookMyShow, said: animal and Sam Bahadur It will generate buzz and increase attendance at movie theaters around the world. “Things started off on a promising note. animal The number of pre-order tickets has already exceeded 1 million. ”
Saxena added that Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh regions lead the way in animal reservations in India. Sam Bahadur It is hot in Indian cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Pune, and Hyderabad.
Confirming the release of ‘Danki and Salar Part 1 The Ceasefire’, he concluded: They could end 2023 with some blockbuster hits. ”
(The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity).
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