Bollywood is up for a fierce box office battle this Diwali as the much-awaited threequels Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 are locking horns. Both these films are hitting the big screens today amidst excellent hype. Singham Again is fronted by Ajay Devgn, while Kartik Aaryan and Vidya Balan headline Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
Singham Again is a masala entertainer, while Kartik Aaryan’s film is a horror comedy entertainer. Singham is a bigger franchise, and hence, trade pundits expected it to take the lead in the advance sales, but surprisingly, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is giving a tough fight. All India advances of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 starrer are higher than that of Singham Again.
Singham Again is also benefitted by the likes of Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, and Kareena Kapoor. Yet Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 showed a marginal lead over Singham Again in the pre-sales. This goes on to depict that horror comedy is the genre that excites Bollywood audience the most presently.
Though BB3 is having a lead at the moment, it has less shows than its rival. With the advantage of more shows Singham Again will comfortably take the first position regarding openings. As per trade estimates Singham Again will collect in the vicinity of Rs. 40 crores nett, while Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is expected to rake in around Rs. 30 crores nett on day one.
With Stree 2, Bollywood witnessed jaw-dropping collections and footfalls. Going by the current scenario, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa are expected to create havoc at the box office. If word of mouth is good, the sky will be the limit, and let’s see which film gets the upper hand in the long run.
