Diwali brought great joy for the teams of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again. These two highly anticipated Bollywood films clashed during the festive season and enjoyed a strong box office opening.
Even though receiving mix reviews, both the films managed to pull in strong collections on its first day.
Singham Again
Singham Again marks the third installment of Rohit Shetty’s popular franchise, which began with *Singham* in 2011, starring Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj, followed by *Singham Returns* in 2014. Both films were box office successes. Alongside Ajay Devgn, the new film features a star-studded cast, including Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Jackie Shroff, and Ranveer Singh. According to Sacnilk.com, Ajay Devgn’s cop drama earned ₹43.50 crore on its opening day, hinting at a promising opening weekend.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
On the other hand, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is the third installment of Priyadarshan’s directorial. Helmed by Anees Bazmee, the horror comedy features Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Triptii Dimri in pivotal roles. Vidya Balan who played the character of Avni/Manjulika in the original 2007 film also returned to the franchise.
According to the same reports, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has made a strong opening at the box office, earning Rs 35.5 crore. It has been declared Kartik Aaryan’s biggest opener till date, surpassing Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, that was his previous biggest opener.
Singham Again vs Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Despite a promising start, Kartik Aaryan’s horror comedy failed to beat Ajay Devgn’s muti-starrer. While Singham Again had a larger opening, the occupancy for Bhool Bhulaiya 3 is higher at 66% vs 55%.
Speaking to ANI, Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh hoped for a blockbuster success of both Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. “Both films are great. Bhool Bhoolaiyaa 3 is a horror-comedy, while ‘Singham Again’ is a cop drama. Both projects offer different variety of entertainment to the audience. I am happy that both are doing great business so far. The audience is loving both films… what else do we want? If both films continue to do good business, then I would be extremely happy to see makers of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again throw a combined success party,” he said.
Let’s see which one is likely to perform better over the weekend?