It’s just another big clash for Bollywood just like some of the most remembered clashes of all times – ‘Gadar Vs Lagaan’, ‘Gadar 2 Vs OMG 2’, ‘Om Shanti Om Vs Saawariya’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan Vs Son Of Sardaar’, the list is long. So, ‘Singham Again‘ is set to lock horns with ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3‘ today at the box office and quite honestly, both the movies have complete scope to bring in money and work if their content is good. As far as the advance bookings and ticket sales are concerned, it looks like ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ may have an edge over ‘Singham Again’, as in some centres, the advance bookings opened 2-3 days prior to the Rohit Shetty movie.
At the moment, according to trade website Box Office India, both the movies have similar advance sale and are expected to do in the same range. Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ has sold 2.23 lakh tickets so far in the national chains, generating an amount of Rs 7.25 crore. As far as the All-India advances are concerned, it’s made Rs 13 crore nett so far through the advance sales.
Meanwhile, ‘Singham Again’ has sold 2.26 lakh tickets so far in the national chains and made Rs 7.15 crore nett. The All-India advance booking number is Rs 12.50 crore so far. This slight edge which ‘BB3’ has is because it had more days of advance bookings outside national chains, which largely includes single screens. But from the current bookings, it’s expected that for single screens, ‘Singham Again’ only may come out in the lead as it has that more massy appeal. But the slight better advances of ‘BB3’ may reflect in the day 1 numbers of the movie giving it an edge.
A three-day total collection of Rs 200 crore minimum from both these movies is what the industry needs right now, according to trade!