Overview
- The courtroom threequel opened on September 19, reuniting Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi with Saurabh Shukla, as the story tackles land-grab and farmers’ grievances.
- Advance sales were volatile, rising from roughly 32,000 tickets and about Rs 99 lakh early in the week to over 1 lakh tickets and around Rs 2.81–3.23 crore gross by release day, with blocked seats affecting tallies.
- Early reviews and audience reactions skew positive, with praise for the performances, sharp dialogue and franchise tone.
- Opening-day projections differ widely, with some trade estimates around Rs 9–15 crore and tracker-based inferences of at least about Rs 5.9 crore from advances, while morning occupancy hovered near 10 percent in Hindi shows.
- Trackers and analysts say weekend word of mouth will be pivotal in shaping the film’s box-office trajectory after a cautious start.