Kamal Haasan’s thug life saw Akhand Kumar’s house in advance in 5 – a clash of styles and star power. Hindi film news
The Indian box office is getting hot as two highly anticipated films, Housefull 5 and Thug Life this week, ready for release in addition to one day. While Housefull 5, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Ritsah Deshmukh enjoy the latest installment, brand recall and a loyal fan of the popular comedy franchise, it is Kamal Haasan’s thug life that is emerging as a front-colon in the case of day 1.According to the latest data, Thug Life has recorded an impact of Rs 3.42 crore in advance booking (except block seats), which is selling more than 2 lakh tickets in 9050 shows. Factoring in block seats shoots up to Rs 9.72 crore in total, which shows the tremendous promotion of the film among the audience. The film is particularly dominated in Tamil Nadu, where it was rake in the Tamil 2D format alone for Rs 2.94 crore, selling 1.7 lakh tickets.In comparison, Housefull 5 has managed a gross of Rs 2.15 crore in day 1 advance booking (except block seats), selling more than 70,000 tickets in 10549 shows. With block seats, its total is Rs 5.7 crore – a respectable figure for a comedy entertainer but especially behind the thug life.This trend makes more striking style and completing these films to the audience. Housefull 5, with its slapstick humor and multi-star-cast, traditionally appeals to a pan-India audience in metros and Tier-2 cities. Nevertheless, it seems to be lagging behind the thug life, a serious gangster drama played by Mani Ratnam, a director known for its intensive narratives and urban-centered appeal, limited to the Tamil audience and later will not release in the film Karnataka after the language controversy of Kamal Haasan.Kamal Haasan, a major factor contributing under the leadership of Thug Life, has a memorial withdrawal with Mani Ratnam and a contingent of artists including his joint brand price and STR, Trisha, Jujo George and Ali Fazal. The film’s discussion in South Indian markets, especially in the Tamil Nadu and Telugu states, is also contributing to its number with premium formats such as IMAX and 4DX.Additionally, a strong performance of thugs life in Hindi markets, although 2D advance booking for Rs 14.4 lakhs, a non-Hindi mainstream hopes for a non-Hindi mainstream film.Along with both films, just one day separated, the industry is watching this box office closely. As it stands, the thug life is clearly moving forward-and until the Housefull 5 does not move through a Word-off-Mouth or strong spot booking, Kamal Haasan can steal the spotlight of the bus weekend.
