Akshay Kumar’s film Raksha Bandhan reached the theatres on 11 August. The family comedy-drama film clashed with Aamir Khan’s much-talked-about film Laal Singh Chaddha. The box office numbers of Raksha Bandhan are disappointing and seem like it would be another addition to Akshay Kumar’s flop films. Akshay, who emerged to be the box office king in the last few years, is delivering back-to-back flops this year. Since his recently released film, Raksha Bandhan isn’t showing growth at the box office.
Raksha Bandhan Box Office Collection Day 2
As per Box Office India report, Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar starrer has earned Rs 7.5 crore. It has lost the race with Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha which is said to have earned Rs 10-11 cr. Akshay has even lost in his own race as his previous releases did slightly better on their opening day. His Holi release Bachchhan Paandey earned Rs 13.2 crore on Day 1, while Samrat Prithviraj earned Rs 10.7 crore. This year, Kartik Aaryan is sitting on the Box office throne whose Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 recorded the highest opening. With Rs 14.1 crore earning on Day 1, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was a huge hit while some mega-budget films have failed miserably.
Meanwhile as per the industry tracker Ramesh Bala the film has seen a rapid fall at the box office on the second day. In a Twitter post Ramesh Bala wrote, “#RakshaBandhan sees a drop of 30% on Day 2.. (A working day – Friday) Early Estimates ₹ 6 Cr Nett..”. Apparently the film has seen a drop of 30% from the earnings it made on its opening, meanwhile on the other side, Aamir Khan’s starrer Laal Singh Chaddha is no less, as it also witnessed a huge drop on the second day of its screening, apparently, there was an almost 40% drop reported on the second-day earnings.
The latest news buzzing around is that 1300 shows of Laal Singh Chaddha and 1000 shows of Raksha Bandhan have been reduced across the country on Friday after a low turnout. On an opening day, cinema halls went on to host as low as 10 to 12 people in maximum shows.
Well, let’s see how this weekend turns out for Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar for their respective films. With the Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan, followed by Saturday and Sunday and then Independence Day, the audience has quite a long weekend to visit the theatres and catch a show.
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