BY SACNILK

Hyderabad, December 24 - Salaar has had an excellent hold on its second day at the domestic box office, and today, the movie witnessed a jump of around 10%, which is very good considering the second-day collection itself was huge at 56+ crores net in all versions. ## The Prabhas-fronted action drama, on its first Sunday/third day, scored an estimated 60+ crores net collection, which takes the total cume to over 200 crores at around 208 in all versions. In Hindi, Salaar has its best day so far with an estimated around 20 crores net, taking the total Hindi net past 50 crores at 52+ in three days. ## The Prashanth Neel's directorial blockbuster is performing exceptionally well across the board with Telugu states leading the charge, followed by the Hindi belt which is, as said, the key to the film's overall success. So far, the Hindi version has performed very well despite the clash with an outright Bollywood film like Dunki.## Salaar will get the benefit of the Christmas holiday tomorrow which also helped its Sunday biz to score jump as night shows are performing well which is not the usual case with Telugu movies in a normal weekend. The word of mouth for the film is good, especially among the masses, which will surely help it in the long run. ## The first Sunday/third day estimates of Salaar are as follows - ## AP/TG - 38 cr. gross ## Hindi - 23+ cr. gross## Karnataka - 5 cr. gross## Kerala - 2+ cr. gross## Tamil Nadu - 4 cr. gross## Total India gross estimates - 72 crore/61 crore net## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 23 - After one of the biggest openings of all time, superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has a strong hold on its second day with a drop of around 45% in all versions. The hold is excellent considering the first day was massive in every sense. ## According to early estimates, Salaar is looking to over 50 crores and may go towards 55 crores net in all versions when actuals come in the morning. The Hindi version of the film is showing more or less the same trend today as compared to the first day as it scored an estimated 16 crores net today. ## The film's total net collection after two days is over 140 crores in all versions, including 31+ crores in Hindi which is a very good number for a dubbed version released against an outright Bollywood movie like Dunki starring a big star. The movie should see Jump tomorrow on Sunday and then do well again on Monday due to the Christmas holiday. ## The superstardom of Prabhas has come in full force in the first two days and the same is expected over the holiday weekend. The word of mouth for the movie is positive among the masses which is giving an additional push to the biz, especially in Hindi despite no promotion and not-so-big release. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 22 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has taken an earth-shattering opening at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office, easily becoming the biggest Indian opener of 2023, and one of the biggest of all-time. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, the action drama started showing its dominance in the first show itself and remained unshakable throughout the day, especially in the original Telugu language. The other versions, including Hindi, also performed well, scripting a huge first day. ## As per the early estimates, Salaar scored approximately 90+ crores net (110+ crores gross) in all versions on its opening day. In Hindi, the film scored an estimated 15+ crores net which is a good opening considering the clash with an outright Bollywood film. ## The film's initial word of mouth is positive and the bookings for the rest of the Christmas weekend are excellent which means a massive weekend is on the cards. Overseas, Salaar is estimated to gross 55+ crores opening day, including premiers, resulting in a worldwide opening of 165+ crores. ## Salaar was one of the most anticipated Indian films of the year which can be seen in its opening. It is now poised to take full advantage of the long Christmas and New Year weekend at the box office and should emerge as a much-needed success for Prabhas. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Hyderabad, December 22 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has taken an earth-shattering opening which is easily one of the biggest ever at the Indian box office. While the opening in Telugu is historic, the movie has also taken a decent start in Hindi which will be key to its overall success in the long run. ## As per the initial trend, Salaar is heading towards 100+ crores gross opening at the domestic box office which was expected. In Telugu states, the film is witnessing houseful shows with average occupancy of around 90%. It is projected to gross around 70 crores in AP-TG which is excellent. ## Salaar will become the 4th film of Prabhas to take the opening of 100+ crores domestically, after Baahubali 2, Saaho, and Adipurush. He will become the first actor ever to achieve the feat, in fact, no other actor has more than 1 film with a domestic start of 100 crores. Kannada superstar Yash, and Telugu superstars Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan have one each. ## Prabhas has truly been the biggest Pan India superstar after SS Rajamouli's Baahubali franchise which made him the most sought-after actor in the country. However, the actor couldn't maintain his winning streak after Baahubali 2 but his films still scored historic openings.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 21 - Director Prashanth Neel has been living a dream of seeing the theatres getting filled for one of his initial subjects in a new form and he couldn't have teamed up with a bigger star than Prabhas to do that for him and the time has finally arrived in a few hours. ## Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has been in the making for the last two years and it is easily one of the most anticipated Indian films. Produced by Hombale Films, the movie is seen as a big comeback for Prabhas in particular after a few box office misfires over the last few years. ## Even though the recent films of Prabhas couldn't repeat the heroics of his past films they still scored big openings and Salaar is not going to be any different on that front. The movie is targeting one of the biggest openings for an Indian title at the worldwide box office looking at the pre-sales trend. ## The bookings of Salaar, despite not getting much support from national chains, are outstanding, to say the least. In India, the film has already grossed over 42 crores from online bookings while overall sales (including offline shows) should be around 60 crores for the opening day in all languages which is excellent. ## As per the booking trend, Salaar opening in India is tracking to over 100 crores gross as it is expected to be somewhere around 100-110 crores gross. In its main market, Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the film is expected to take the opening in the vicinity of 70 crores, which is one of the biggest ever. ## The Hindi market is going to be a key to Salaar's overall success and as per the booking trend, the movie is heading for a good start. It is mass-friendly and is expected to score around 20 crores gross in the Hindi belt. In Karnataka, the movie is projected to gross around 12 crores on the opening day, followed by 4+ crores in Kerala, and over 3 crores in Tamil Nadu. ## The overseas pre-sales of the movie are fantastic and the opening in international markets is expected to be 45+ crores, which will make it 150-160 crores opening day at the worldwide box office, making it the biggest for an Indian film of 2023.## The aforementioned projections are purely based on the booking trend and how pan-India Telugu films have behaved in the past, so these numbers may vary by some margin. Still, Salaar is on track to create some new records at the box office and if reports are favourable, then the sky is the limit for Prabhas-starrer tentpole. ## Stay tuned...

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Bangalore, December 21 - Prashanth Neel is one of the most successful directors coming out of Kannada cinema. Still, despite that, he has always been under the scrutiny of the media and critics for his style of filmmaking as many of them think that he can't bring versatility to his filmmaking style and always stick to one pattern. ## Neel is gearing up for the release of Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire, starring superstar Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The filmmaker is super confident that it will emerge as a big hit for him, however, at the same, there is a section of people that is trying to create negativity around the film by calling it the remake of Neel's "Ugramm". ## During a recent interview, Neel was asked if "Salaar" is the remake of "Ugramm", and his response shows his love for his passion and big screen cinema. "Ugramm was made for theatres. It was made for the cinema halls and I always had that pain. Not to take away anything from KGF, but the idea, the world-building, came to me from Ugramm. When Ugramm happened and I did not get what I wanted, I made a conscious decision that I was going to do something that would always fill the halls", he said (via Indian Express). ## The director further said that while he got what he wanted in the KGF series which was a massive blockbuster it is the subject of Ugramm that he wanted the world to see and now, he is exploring that idea by bringing newness to the story and is expecting to fulfil his deepest ambition. ## "I haven't filled cinema halls for that subject and instead of calling it a remake of Ugramm, I wanted to retell that story. I wanted to fill cinema halls and I am doing that on 22nd. Whatever people think, at the end of the day Ugramm is mine. It's not a point that I am trying to prove. I want to fulfil one of my deepest ambitions of filling theatres for that particular subject and that is what Salaar is. I have changed a lot of things. I don't care if people say this fellow cannot think beyond Ugramm and KGF", he added. ## The film is produced by Hombale Films and it is scheduled to release on December 22nd in Telugu along with the dubbed versions of Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Hyderabad, December 20 - Superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire is set to hit the big screens this Friday, December 22 in multiple languages. The film is directed by Prashanth Neel whose last directorial "KGF: Chapter 2" was a massive blockbuster and the expectations from his upcoming movie are no less than a blockbuster status. ## "Salaar: Ceasefire" will have to perform out of its skin to turn a profitable venture for the makers. The film's worldwide theatrical business is the second best ever for a Prabhas-starrer, after the giant "Baahubali 2" which crossed 350 crores worldwide theatrical business, and "Salaar" is very close to that mark. ## "Salaar's" worldwide theatrical rights have been sold at approx. 345 crores, according to T2BLive. The film must earn 345+ crores worldwide share collection or close to 600 crores gross to emerge as a box office hit. In Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), the business of the film has been fixed at approximately 145 crores, which means it will need to gross over 225+ crores to achieve the break-even target. ## In Hindi, which will be key to the film's overall success, the business has been valued at approximately 75 crores, which means it must earn 150+ crores gross for hit status. The rest of India business is around 50 crores while overseas business is around 75 crores. ## Prabhas' last few films didn't go well with critics and audiences alike, still, they managed to score close to 400 crores gross each except "Radhe Shyam". "Salaar" is releasing during the Christmas weekend and there is a tremendous buzz among the audiences for the same. If it manages to get positive talk, then the movie should be able to emerge as a box office hit easily. ## The advance booking of the film is going strong and the opening will easily be over 100 crores at the worldwide box office. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 19 - The ticketing website Book My Show's server crashed after the advance booking of superstar Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire opened in the Telugu states as thousands of fans jumped to the website to book their tickets. ## The pre-sales, which were moving on at a decent pace, witnessed a sudden jump and crossed the 10 crores gross mark in no time. The action drama film directed by Prashanth Neel is now selling tickets at jet speed in advance which indicates a massive opening in Telugu states. ## As of 11 PM on December 19, Salaar sold over 400K tickets worth 10+ crores gross in all languages for the opening day in India. The Telugu version is leading with a 6+ crores gross collection, and more importantly, the shows are getting sold as soon as they open in Telugu states. ## While "Salaar" has started to gain the deciding momentum, superstar Shah Rukh Khan's social comedy-drama Dunki is also putting up a good show in the pre-sales despite being a mid-week release and not being a mass-friendly front-loaded blockbuster. ## The Rajkumar Hirani's directorial has also crossed the 10 crore gross mark from over 340K tickets sold in advance for the opening day. The movie has one more day left for the release and advances are expected to finish around the 20 crore mark which is good pre-sales considering the genre and mid-week release. ## "Dunki" will be hitting worldwide theaters on December 21st in just Hindi language while "Salaar" will have a multi-language release on December 22nd. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 19 - The final trailer of Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire garnered over 100 million views across all languages in the first 24 hours. Termed as the Release Trailer, it was received by the fans wholeheartedly and it has increased the anticipation further. ## Hombale Films officially announced on social media that "Salaar" release trailer scored 101+ million views in all languages across social media platforms in the first 24 hours. In addition, it got 1.6+ million likes and is trading at number on YouTube. ## On YouTube, the trailer scored over 72 million views in all versions. The Hindi version scored 32+ million views, followed by 21.50+ million views in the original Telugu language while other versions clocked over 18.50 million views in the first 24 hours. ## Meanwhile, the first trailer of "Salaar", which was released earlier this month, is the most watched Indian film trailer on YouTube in the first 24 hours with over 116 million views in all languages, with Hindi trailer being the second most views ever behind Dunki. ## "Salaar" is directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films. It stars Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles along with Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Tinnu Anand, Easwari Rao, Sriya Reddy, and Ramachandra Raju. It is the first Indian film shot with DCT (Dark Centric Theme). "Salaar" is scheduled to be released on December 22 in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil.## The action packed FINAL PUNCH of #SalaarCeaseFire hits a massive 101 Million views across all languages in 24 hours 💥Trending at #1 on @YouTubeIndia 🔝#SalaarReleaseTrailer : https://t.co/UErO5SW9tY#Salaar #Prabhas #PrashanthNeel @PrithviOfficial @shrutihaasan @VKiragandur… pic.twitter.com/aVxJqbAPG8— Salaar (@SalaarTheSaga) December 19, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 19 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is on cloud nine after the all-time blockbuster success of action drama Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor. The film has so far grossed close to 850 crores worldwide and is on its way to finishing over 900 crores. ## Animal concludes with the announcement of its sequel titled Animal Park which will be darker than the first part. Since the first movie is a massive blockbuster there were speculations in the media that SRV will immediately start the sequel, putting the already announced "Spirit", starring superstar Prabhas on pause. ## However, all the air around SRV's next has been cleared by the Bhushan Kumar-led T-Series which has signed a multi-film deal with the blockbuster director. T-Series announced on X/Twitter that its next film with SRV is "Spirit", followed by "Animal Park", and a film with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun. ## Sandeep Vanga recently confirmed in an interview that he will soon dive into the pre-production work of "Spirit" and intends to start shooting by September next year. It will be an action drama which will feature Prabhas in the role of a cop for the first time on the big screen. ## It's a partnership built on trust, fueled by creative freedom, and fortified by an unbreakable bond. Producer Bhushan Kumar and Director #SandeepReddyVanga unveil the next cinematic wonders—Prabhas' Spirit, Animal Park, and an Allu Arjun saga—the chapters that follow the… pic.twitter.com/kSAVQhICCW— T-Series (@TSeries) December 19, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 19 - Director Prashanth Neel has been honest in sharing details about his upcoming blockbuster Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire, starring superstar Prabhas in the title role. He has said in the past that his filmmaking style is not giving life lessons to anyone but to entertain the paying audiences. ## Ever since "Salaar" was announced, it has been perceived as a Telugu-Kannada bilingual movie since the movie is produced by Kannada production house Hombale Films and stars a Telugu superstar. However, putting all the pre-assumptions to rest, director Neel confirmed in a recent interview that "Salaar" is an outrightly a Telugu movie and has been dubbed in 4 other languages including Kannada. ## Prithviraj Sukumaran, who is playing one of the main leads, also shared that it was primarily shot in Telugu and then was dubbed into other languages. Commendably, the Malayalam star has himself dubbed in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi, languages in his voice. For Prabhas, Sharad Kelkar lent his voice in Hindi and he is already receiving a lot of praise for the same. ## "Salaar" marks the maiden collaboration between Prabhas and Prashanth Neel whose last film "KGF 2" was a massive blockbuster, especially in Hindi. The action drama which is about two best friends turned biggest enemies will be clashing with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and maverick director Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki" which will be a solo Hindi language release. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 16 - The stage is set for the biggest box office clash of the year to cheer up the Christmas 2023 weekend in the form of Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki and Prabhas-fronted Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire, releasing a day apart on December 21 and 22, respectively. ## Dunki, a comedy-drama based on illegal immigration, marks the maiden collaboration between the two giants of Bollywood cinema, SRK and director Rajkumar Hirani. It has been one of the most-anticipated films of the year and the fans are eager to witness this magical on-screen combo in theaters. ## Telugu superstar Prabhas teamed up with Kannada filmmaker Prashanth Neel for the first time on Salaar, an A-rated action drama about two best friends who turned biggest enemies. It story of the film will be completed in two parts, with the first part titled Salaar: Ceasefire releasing on December 22nd. ## Unlike Dunki, which will be released in just one language, Salaar is a Pan India film scheduled to hit in multiple languages. The booking of both movies started opening gradually. Salaar advances had a strong start and ended on a high note, and Dunki, on the other hand, picked up well once the full-fledged advance commenced in the evening on December 16 .## Have a look at the booking status of both films as of 6 AM on December 22 - ## Dunki - The film's opening day advances finished with good numbers. It sold approximately 558.8K tickets worth around 15.50 crores gross. Though the pre-sales are nowhere near SRK's previous two movies it is still good enough for the comedy-drama genre and has set up the stage for a very good opening.## Salaar - The movie has excellent pre-sales for the opening with close to 49 crores gross in all languages, which is highest for an Indian film of 2023. It sold approximately 22.38 lakh tickets via online booking. In Hindi, the movie managed to score decent sales by selling 218.5K tickets worth approximately 5.60 crores gross. ## The bookings for both movies are strong for the respective genre and that set the stage for big openings at the box office. Dunki, as expected, scored around 30 crores net on the first day while Salaar is expected to score 80+ crores net in all languages.## Stay tuned...