Overview
- Industry trackers logged a modest start, with Sacnilk citing ₹4.71 crore by 6 pm and later reports placing opening-day estimates in roughly the ₹5.5–7.5 crore range.
- Show availability was constrained, with Sacnilk listing about 2,246 shows nationwide, including 404 in Mumbai and 518 across the Delhi NCR.
- Exhibitors leaned toward high-performing holdovers Dhurandhar and Avatar: Fire and Ash, with Dhurandhar still pulling in 20 crore-plus on the same day.
- Advance bookings fluctuated across reports, from about ₹1.97–2 crore by Wednesday noon to roughly ₹4.44 crore by evening depending on inclusion of block seats.
- Early response was mixed, as praise for lead performances contrasted with critiques of a predictable script and online pushback to recreated songs and homages.