Film’s many shows are being cancelled!
In Raksha Bandhan, Akshay Kumar is a dutiful brother to four sisters. While the actor's performances might have received praises but the audience isn't happy with the story line.
Raksha Bandhan opened up at Rs 8.20 crore which is at the lowest end of trade expectations. On Day 2, August 12, the film fell to around only Rs, 6 crore. Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan fell by 30% on its second day of release.
Raksha Bandhan saw an advance booking of 35,000 tickets sold for Day 1 at the box office with a total collection of approximately Rs 69 lakh. The film is made at an approximate budget of over Rs. 70 crore. Raksha Bandhan took a lower than expected start at the box office from the morning only.
A Boxofficeindia.com report stated that Raksha Bandhan got a big boost on day one due to Raksha Bandhan but is looking at a drop in the 30% region and should collect somewhere in the Rs 5.50-6 crore net range on Day two. Film Raksha Bandhan clashed with Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha.
According to a Bollywood Hungama report, theatre owners cancelled 1000 shows of the film on the second day, after an average occupancy that struggled to hit double digits even. Similarly, Laal Singh Chaddha also witnessed a cancellation of shows.
It is Directed by Aanand L Rai, Raksha Bandhan stars Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar. It also features Sadia Khateeb, Sahejmeen Kaur, Smrithi Srikanth and Deepika Khanna.
The movie clashes with Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha in theatres, on August 11. The film is produced by Zee Studios, Colour Yellow Productions and Cape of Good Films and jointly written by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon.
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