'Dabangg 2' makes Rs 64 crore over the weekend

IBNLive.com

New Delhi: Salman 'ChulbulPandey' Khan's 'Dabangg 2' had a fantastic
weekend outing, making Rs 64 crore nett, said filmtrade analyst Taran
Adarsh. He said the Sunday business saw a major jump in trade.
Adarsh gave the weekendbreakup of the Dabangg 2business. "Friday 21.10
crore, Saturday 19.06 crore, Sunday 24 crore to25 crore (estimates;
final total could vary). Total: Rs 64/65 cr nett." He called the
business"outstanding".
'Dabangg 2', the last big release of 2012, seems tocap the year on a
profitable note. The Salman Khan-starrer opened with a record-breaking
collection of Rs 21.10 crore on the first day and trade pundits
predict it will enter the Rs 100-crore club.
Earlier, Rajesh Thadani ofMultimedia Combines told IANS that 'Dabangg
2' has opened 'exceptionally wellat the box office on Friday' and on
Saturday 'collected around Rs.17 crore and is going housefull on
Sunday'.
According to him, it is a record breaking opening and that 'Dabangg 2'
has broken the record of 'Rowdy Rathore' that opened with Rs 15.10
crore.
A sequel to Abhinav Kashyap-directed 2010 blockbuster 'Dabangg', the
part two, said to be made at a budget of Rs 50crore, marks Arbaaz
Khan's directorial debut and repeated the lead pair of Salman and
Sonakshi Sinha, while Prakash Raj replaced Sonu Sood as the villain.
Brijesh Tandon said, "In Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, 'Dabangg 2' has
collected around Rs 3.40 crore on Friday which was quite expected from
Salman's film. We hope the film getsbigger and better tonight."
Anand Verma of DT Cinema informed that at their centres it has got a
'phenomenal response' despite a slow start on Friday morning and most
of the shows have been 'housefull'.
However, Vinay Choksey of VIP Movies feels that Monday will be crucial
to the movie.
He said: "Today (Sunday) the film is going housefull and it should
collect around Rs 20 to Rs 23 crore. We are only concerned about the
Monday morning collections. We hope therewon't be any dip on Monday."
In Mumbai, according to Manoj Desai, executive director of G7
multiplex and Maratha Mandir,"'Dabangg 2' was housefull at G7 and
Maratha Mandir on Friday and Saturday. Even on Sunday the film is
going housefull. Now let's see how the film does on Monday."
Will 'Dabangg 2' break therecord of Salman's earlierrelease, 'Ek Tha
Tiger', which earned Rs 33 crore on its opening day?
"I don't think 'Dabangg 2' will break the record of 'Ek Tha Tiger',
but the film will certainly cross Rs.100 crore without any doubt.
Besides, Tuesday is a (X-Mas) holiday, so the film will collect enough
on Christmas."
Sunil Bansal of Yash Raj Jai Pictures Pvt Ltd said that in Rajasthan,
'Dabangg 2' amassed around 'Rs 1.25 crore on day one. On Saturday,
thefilm collected around Rs 90 lakh".
Opening in Orissa has been average, according to Jeetu Khandelwal of
Movie Pioneers, who informed that 'the film collected around Rs.30
lakh, but it is going housefull on Sunday'.
"Nobody will ever face any loss with a Salman Khan film. But 'Ready'
and 'Bodyguard' opened with better collection comparedto 'Dabangg 2',"
he added.
Manoj Desai, executive director of G7 multiplex and Maratha Mandir
said:"'Dabangg 2' was housefull at G7 and Maratha Mandir on Friday and
Saturday. Even on Sunday the film is going housefull. Now let's see
how the film does on Monady."
Made at a budget of Rs 40crore, 'Dabangg' had collected Rs 145 crore.