Prabhas starrer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire is slated to release on 22 December and expectations are pretty high after the failure of Adipurush but the movie will face tough competition from Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki and Hollywood movie, Aquaman as they both are releasing on 21 December.
Whenever two big movies release on the same day, there is tension between the makers in regard to the number of screen counts that they can get for their respective movies because the success of a movie also depends on the number of screen count.
The producer of Salaar, Vijay Kirgandur has opened up on this matter in an interview and he has made it clear that they don’t want ugly fights. He stated, “We don’t want things to be ugly. We are already having meetings with the exhibitors and distributors. When we have a solo release, the occupancy generally will be around 60-70 percent. Some screens will go to Aquaman but between Salaar and Dunki, we hope to get 50-50 screens in the best scenario. In such a scenario, if an occupancy of 90-100 percent is achieved, it’ll be a good result for both films. Even if we get more screens, the occupancy will anyway go down to 60 percent or 70 percent. What we are planning is that we should get more occupancy, even if we get fewer screens than what we would have got if Salaar was a solo release. Even overseas, these discussions are going on. Programming is the key now and that’s what we are focusing on, without getting into ugly fights.”
Salaar was earlier scheduled to release on 14 April 2022 but then it was postponed to the second quarter of 2023, then its release date was postponed to 28 September 2023 but it got delayed further and now it is releasing on 22 December.
The producer also revealed that there are some astrological beliefs because of which they are releasing the movie on 22 December. He added, “We announced the date based on our beliefs. So yes, we do believe in certain aspects. We always plan our dates in this manner for 10-12 years and we’ll do so even in future. That’s how we announced December 22 and then we didn’t prepone a day though Dunki and Aquaman are coming on December 21.”
Which one will you prefer to watch – Salaar or Dunki?
