Bollywood

235 days ago

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Akshay Kumar's 'Welcome 3' Eyes A Major Box Office Clash

Mumbai, January 9 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is gearing up for another busy year with multiple films of his lined up for release in 2025. The actor is working on some of the most-anticipated Bollywood films and one of them is the third instalment of the iconic comedy entertainer franchise Welcome. ## Directed by Farhad Samji, Welcome To The Jungle has been in production since last year and as per the latest update, 75% of the total shoot has been completed and the remaining portions are expected to be wrapped by June this year. According to the report by Pinkvilla, Welcome 3 is heading for a Christmas 2025 release. ## The report states that the team has locked a nearly 2-hour edit of the entire footage shot to date and the stakeholders are extremely happy with everything that they have seen on the edit table so far. The film involves heavy VFX and the same is happening at a brisk pace for the already shot portions. ## The Christmas 2025 release of Welcome 3 will put it in an intense clash at the box office as Yash Raj Films' spy action thriller Alpha, starring Alia Bhatt and Sharvari Wagh is already slated for a December 25 release. Additionally, there is James Cameron's Avatar 3 on December 19 and it is likely to make a massive dent in domestic releases. ## Apart from the aforementioned films, superstar Yash's Toxic is also eyeing a December 2025 release, though the exact date is not locked yet. Furthermore, there is Maddock Films' supernatural comedy Shakti Shalini, starring Kiara Advani on December 31. ## However, one can expect a shift in the release dates of the aforementioned films as it is not a wise move to bring these many films during a single holiday frame from a business point of view. It will be interesting to see which movie (movies) takes the first move. ## Stay tuned...

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844 days ago

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Heads For Below 200 Crores Finish At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, May 12 - Superstar Salman Khan's family action drama Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has completed 3 weeks with an underwhelming box office collection. ## Though the movie still has performed way better than most of the Bollywood films post the covid-19 pandemic those numbers don't justify the stardom of Salman. At the end of the 3rd week, KKBKKJ grossed around 183 crores worldwide, including 130+ crores domestically and over 52 crores overseas.## The film, directed by Farhad Samji, at once looked like a sure shot 200+ crores worldwide grosser but after the Eid opening weekend, it tanked badly and couldn't rise after that. The movie is likely to gross another 1 crore more to around 184 crores finish which is below average number for a Salman Khan film.## Irrespective of where the film finishes at the box office from hereon, KKBKKJ is already the 3rd highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year, after "Pathaan" and "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar". One would feel that the movie has been saved by the stardom of Salman otherwise this could have bitten the dust on the opening weekend after the poor critics' reviews.## Produced by Salman Khan Films in association with Zee Studios, the film stars Salman Khan in the title role Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh, and Jagapathi Babu with an ensemble supporting cast. ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

855 days ago

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Salman Khan's 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' Crosses 100 Crores Net

Mumbai, May 1 - Superstar Salman Khan-fronted family action drama film, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaaan has crossed the 100 crores net collection. ## Directed by Farhad Samji, KKBKKJ should have entered the 100 crore club in the opening week itself, but due to the poor reviews and mixed word of mouth, the movie couldn't get going after the Eid holiday period. ## The film crossed the 100 crores mark on its 10th day, after scoring approx. 4.35 crores net on its second Sunday. It has become the 3rd Bollywood movie of 2023 to reach this box office milestone after Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" and Ranbir Kapoor's "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar". ## "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan", produced by Salman Khan Films and Zee Studios, is the 106th Bollywood movie of all time and the 16th of Salman Khan to enter the 100 crores club. Salman Khan has now the highest number of films in the coveted box office club, surpassing Akshay Kumar who has 15 films in the 100 crores club. ## Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, KKBKKJ has reached approx. 164 crores gross, including approx. 45 crores overseas box office collection. The minimum target of the movie should have been 200 crores worldwide, but the slow day-wise trend has now made it difficult for the film to get there.## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

860 days ago

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Box Office: Salman Khan's 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' Gets The First Taste of Negative Reviews

Mumbai, April 26 - After enjoying festive first few days, Salman Khan's family action drama Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has got the first taste of negative critics reviews and audiences' word of mouth in its box office collection after it dropped by 40% on the first Tuesday, one of the biggest first Tuesday drops for an A-list star post the covid-19 pandemic. ## Directed by Farhad Samji, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" was probably the least hyped Salman Khan film in many years, plus, the pre-Eid release ensured it takes an underwhelming opening of around 13.50 crores net. Not many films scored much after the low start, especially with the negative reviews but it has proved that such things don't apply to Salman and his stardom. ## After an underwhelming start, KKBKKJ jumped by nearly 90% on its second day, Eid for around 25.75 crores net, followed by another jump on Sunday for around 26.60 crores. It managed to score a decent to good opening weekend of around 67 crores, purely because of the huge pull of Salman. ## There was fear that the movie would tank on Monday, however, being a partial holiday in some places, KKBKKJ did well by holding strong for around 10.20 crores net, but the negative reviews were going to hunt it at some point and this happened on the next day, i.e. Tuesday on which it scored just around 6.10 crores, a harsh 39.82% drop from Monday. ## The total net collection of the film after 5 days is 82.15 crores, and one would feel that such box office numbers with poor reviews in the post-pandemic times could become possible only because of Salman Khan's stardom. In current times, when superstardom is becoming irrelevant, KKBKKJ was a litmus test for Salman to show his star power, and he managed to prove it to some extent. ## However, despite all odds, KKBKKJ was destined to cross 100 crores net, a landmark box office figure most of the films have failed to achieve in the post-covid-era. It will breach the 100 crores mark by the second Friday or Saturday and will make Salman the only Indian actor to have 16 films in the 100 crores club. ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

860 days ago

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Akshay Kumar's 'Awara Paagal Deewana 2' Gets New Additions To Cast

Mumbai, April 25 - The sequels to Hera Pheri, Welcome, and Awara Paagal Deewana have been the talk of the talk ever since the news about their development was revealed. Superstar Akshay Kumar has been confirmed to headline this comic capers, and now, one of the most anticipated films of them, Awara Paagal Deewana 2 is in the news for its casting. ## Recently, it was revealed that Akshay Kumar along with Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, and Johnny Lever would be returning as Guru Gulab Khatri, Yeda Anna, Manilal Patel, and Chhota Chhatri, respectively in the sequel, and now, according to Pinkvilla, Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi have been roped in for key roles. ## "The idea is to make a proper multi-starrer action comedy. Awara Pagal Deewana 2 will be the biggest film of the lot in terms of scale and budget with a big star cast. The actors for Awara Pagal Deewana 2 include Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Dutt, and Arshad Warsi among others. A couple of more names will come on board in the next 2 months", a source revealed to Pinkvilla. ## Awara Pagal Deewana 2 is currently in the pre-production work under director Ahmed Khan. The makers are also in the process of locking the script and once all things are finalized, the shoot will start after that, possibly by early next year. ## Meanwhile, Sanjay Dutt will also be a part of "Hera Pheri 3" which begins shooting later this year. He will join the returning trio of Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty along with the other actors. The movie was supposed to be directed by Farhad Samji who might get replaced with another director due to the backlash he is facing for his recent films.## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

860 days ago

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Set To Create A Box Office Record For Salman Khan

Mumbai, April 25 - Superstar Salman Khan's latest family action drama film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is holding well at the box office during the weekdays.## Directed by Farhad Samji, the movie has so far earned around 96 crores net in the first 8 days and heading towards 100 crores net club. KKBKKJ is likely to reach the coveted box office mark by the second Sunday and will become the third Bollywood movie in 2023 to achieve the feat. ## Meanwhile, apart from becoming the 3rd film of 2023 and 106th overall, KKBKKJ will also be the 16th film ever for Salman Khan to enter the 100-crore club. With this, Salman will be the only actor in India to have 16 films in this prestigious box office club. ## Currently, the superstar is tied with another Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar with 15 films each in the 100-crore club. Ajay Devgn has the 3rd most 100 crores net earner movies with 13 films while superstar Shah Rukh Khan has 8 and Hrithik Roshan has 6 films to do so. ## Produced by Salman Khan Films and Zee Studios, KKBKKJ has already crossed 100 crores gross at the worldwide box office. After 4 days, the total global collection of the movie is around 126 crores, which is again the 3rd highest for Bollywood in 2023 after "Pathaan" and "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar". ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

862 days ago

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Crosses 100 Crores Gross At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, April 23 - Superstar Salman Khan shows his star power once again at the box office as his latest family action drama film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has crossed the 100 crores gross mark worldwide in the opening weekend itself. ## Directed by Farhad Samji, KKBKKJ took an underwhelming opening of approx. 13 crores net after the not-so-great reviews from critics and mixed responses from audiences. Just when it looked like that the movie will tank due to a poor opening, the stardom of Salman came to the rescue as the movie witnessed excellent growth on its second day, on Eid. ## KKBKKJ scored approx. 25 crores net on its second day (+92.31%) and is on track to score another 26-27 crores net on Sunday, pushing the total net collection to approx. 65 crores. The gross collection of the movie through Sunday stands at approx. 76 crores, which is the second biggest opening weekend for a Bollywood movie this year. ## Overseas, the Salman-fronted flick is estimated to gross approx. $4.10 million (34 crores) and allied to 76 crores domestic debut, KKBKKJ's worldwide opening weekend is approx. 110 crores. It is the 4th Bollywood film of 2023 to breach the 100 crores mark worldwide. Despite the low opening, the collection is now in the healthy position. ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

863 days ago

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Akshay Kumar's 'Hera Pheri 3' Gets Into Legal Trouble

Mumbai, April 23 - Akshay Kumar's highly-anticipated Hera Pheri 3 is not finding it easy to get going as the film continues to be in legal trouble. In fact, the threequel is in trouble ever since its development was officially revealed by the media after years of speculations. ## Earlier this year, it was revealed that the makers have shot a promo featuring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal as they were planning to make the official announcement soon. However, there was massive criticism when it came to light that Farhad Samji might be directing the film as fans started trending 'Remove Farhad Samji From Hera Pheri' on Twitter. ## Due to the heavy backlash, the official announcement, which was expected to be made in early April, got postponed. That is not the only problem makers have been facing as some days later, T-Series issued a public notice claiming that the production house is the "sole and exclusive right holder of all copyright of all Music and Audio Visual Song Rights" of the franchise in all mediums. ## And now, another legal notice has been served to the makers, this time by Eros International. According to Film Information Magazine (via Bollywood Hungama), Eros has claimed that it holds Intellectual Property Rights as well as the rights to the title, digital rights, and music rights on a 'sole and exclusive basis'. And that's not all. Eros also claimed that it has the exclusive rights to Welcome Back (2015).## The notice further stated that Firoz Nadiadwala's Base Industries Group owes Rs. 60,07,75,236, inclusive of interest, to Eros International as on April 17, 2023. It also claimed that Nadiadwala had made it clear that it would not create third-party rights or try to release Hera Pheri 3 in India or any part of the world without the consent of Eros International.## This legal fiasco could also hamper the upcoming sequels to "Welcome" and "Awara Pagal Deewana" as Eros International has claimed it holds similar rights for these two franchises as well. ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

865 days ago

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Salman Khan's 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' Early Audience Reviews

Mumbai, April 21 - The wait for Salman Khan's fans to see the superstar on the big screen finally comes to an end as Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has been released in theaters today. It is directed by Farhad Samji and also stars Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh, and Jagapathi Babu, among others in prominent roles. ## KKBKKJ is produced by Salman Khan Films and Zee Studios. The film is expected to do well and going by the early reviews, it seems to be the perfect family entertainer. It looks like the fans are loving the entry of Salman Khan. The performance of the actors is being cheered as far as the early reviews are concerned.## Have a look at some of the reactions to this Salman Khan-starrer - ## #OneWordReview...#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan: MASS-MASALA.Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️#KBKJ is #SalmanKhan show from Scene A to Z… Rides on #Salman’s star power completely… Excellent action [interval block and finale] and foot-tapping soundtrack [lavish filming] are aces… Also, the second half… pic.twitter.com/vSfbcp77b6— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 21, 2023 ## #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview - FANTASTIC INTERVAL BLOCK! The film starts well, then gets into the love story routine which is decent, but then 20 minutes leading to the interval are SUPERB. Mazaa aa raha hai! Having good expectations from the second half now! #SalmanKhan… pic.twitter.com/4DICFKgIaZ— Joginder Tuteja (@Tutejajoginder) April 21, 2023 ## #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan Review : Family Entertainer. Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐Action, Comedy, Emotions & It's Perfect Festival Film. After Cameo in Pathaan.. #SalmanKhan is Back With His Entertaining Style.Songs And BGM Good Salman Khan Acted Superb in the Movie. @hegdepooja Looking… pic.twitter.com/Q7ZNfeGIxW— Vishwajit Patil (@_VishwajitPatil) April 21, 2023 ## #KKBKKJReview#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReviewFirst Half Outstanding ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟Remember the Name - Salman Khan— . (@AamirsABD) April 21, 2023 ## BGM in fight scene is a Blockbuster in itself 🔥 #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan A strong villain with killer eyes gives a strong feeling! Loving it so far. #SalmanKhan #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview pic.twitter.com/M7uEcSfwwb— Shweta SK (@Shweta7770) April 21, 2023 ## #Xclussive..#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview : ⭐⭐⭐⭐..#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan is a pure feel good family entertainer.. Its all about family ethics & sentimental bonds laced with a flavour of action, comedy & emotions...@BeingSalmanKhan 's swag is at his best. @hegdepooja lightens… pic.twitter.com/LGMTN5H60E— Always Bollywood (@AlwaysBollywood) April 17, 2023 ## First review till interval by Aamir AnsariFabulous response 🔥🔥🔥🔥#SalmanKhan𓃵 #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview @BeingSalmanKhan pic.twitter.com/GmtpdHLO59— Àrman Ànsari (@iArman45) April 21, 2023 ## #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview3.5*Good Action Salman Khan full mass avatarExcellent BGM 💥🔥Full family entertainerOther cast is good pic.twitter.com/dN8UwZBznx— , (@RKQ152) April 21, 2023 ## #KBKJ: Family Entertainer with All Elements to Enjoy with your Family#SalmanKhan :It’s a quintessential BhaiJaan Movie, Swag & Action 💪 that Fans expect.#PoojaHedge :Cuteness 🥰 on Another Level#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan #KBKJOnEidApril21 pic.twitter.com/RnfZSVNFY5— Rajat R Lunkad (@rajatlunkad) April 21, 2023 ## #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview Excellent Movie 📢Rating: ⭐️⭐⭐⭐ #SalmanKhan𓃵 is back with his mass Avatar. Emotions, Action, Comedy masala everything this movie has.....#KBKJ #blockbuster#KBKJ pic.twitter.com/5AkaZdErpB— Er.Ramendra Singh( रामेन्द्र सिहं) (@ramendrasingh32) April 21, 2023 ## ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Just watched #SalmanKhan's #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan and it's a fabulous movie! Full of family entertainment and definitely worth a watch. Kudos to the entire team for delivering such a blockbuster hit#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview #KBKJ pic.twitter.com/vRYL25P9X8— 𝐍𝐈𝐇𝐀𝐋 ᵀᶦᵍᵉʳ³ (@SalmansNihal) April 21, 2023 ## 1st half done - Engaging & entertaining 🔥 There is a tadka of Maine Pyar Kiya which is highly entertaining 👍👍Songs placement is also decent.#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview https://t.co/x0ZYFstBaq— Prashant Yadav (@BeingPrashant96) April 21, 2023 ## #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReviewBhai Majja aa gya, The action, the swag of 🔥#Salmankhan the romance the comedy and the brotherhood is literally amazing amazing!#KKBKKJ #KisiKaBhaiKisiKaJaan— Rocky 🔱 (@Sarcastic_Dj) April 21, 2023 ## #KBKJReview -SUPERB Family Entertainer #KBKJ is a winner, more than lives up to the expectations, A Must Watch movie, #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan Ticks all the right boxes, #SalmanKhan Outstanding...Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview #KBKJReview pic.twitter.com/0PBEXpmwih— Vikas (@salmaniac_07) April 21, 2023 ## Be ready with your whistles #Salmankhan Fans, This movie is pure Action Packed Family Drama and d Definitely you guys gonna enjoy this one big screen!! #KKBKKJ #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview ⭐⭐⭐⭐pic.twitter.com/FrTpjfrLIq— Being_Aarohiâ„¢ (@Beingaarohi8) April 21, 2023 ## #KisiKaBhaiKisiJaan is entertaining. Songs and BGM was good. #SalmanKhan acted superb in the movie. the movie's visuals camera work editing dialogue delivery story + screenplay everything is just perfect. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1½ (4.5/5) BLOCKBUSTER#KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaanReview pic.twitter.com/sqA9WOWlnU— Maahi (@MahiraKhnn) April 21, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

865 days ago

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Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan To Release On 5700+ Screens Worldwide

Mumbai, April 20 - The much-awaited family action drama film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan starring Salman Khan is finally releasing tomorrow (April 21), one day before the Eid festival. It is directed by Farhad Samji and produced by Salman Khan Films in association with Zee Studios. ## The makers are going all out to release "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" on the maximum number of screens. As per the official data, it will be released on over 4500 screens in India with 16K shows per day while overseas, it will be released on 1200+ screens across 100+ countries. ## The worldwide screen count of the movie is 5700+ which is one of the highest for an Indian movie post the covid-19 pandemic. Zee Studios is the distribution partner and it is making sure this Salman Khan-starrer gets enough screens to make a big impact at the box office. ## The trailer and songs have worked in hyping the film which is expected to take a decent to the good opening at the box office. Salman plays the titular role along with Venkatesh Daggubati, Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Shehnaaz Gill, Palak Tiwari, Sidharth Nigam, Gippy Grewal, Raghav Juyal, and Vijendra Singh, among others in key roles. ## #Xclusiv… #KisiKaBhaiKisiKiJaan *final* screen count...⭐ #India: 4500+ [16,000+ shows per day]⭐️ #Overseas: 1200+ [100+ countries]⭐️ Worldwide total: 5700+ screens.#KBKJ #SalmanKhan #Eid #Eid2023 pic.twitter.com/C6CvPWyAF9— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 20, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

865 days ago

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Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Opening Day Box Office Expectations

Mumbai, April 20 - Superstar Salman Khan-fronted Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is having a decent advance booking trend though the pace is slowed down after starting on a positive note. ## Directed by Farhad Samji, KKBKKJ has so far sold around 100K tickets worth approx. 2.50 crores gross for the opening day. The three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis) have clocked around 40K tickets so far and it looks to finish around 60K-65K tickets. ## The advances are having better response than all but Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Pathaan" for the 2023 films. At the end of the day, the total pre-sales for the first day are expected to finish over 4 crores gross with approx. 150K-175K tickets, which will make it the second biggest this year. ## At the start of the advance booking a couple of days ago, KKBKKJ was looking to score in the range of 20 crores net on the first day, however, the slow pace and the pre-Eid release have brought down the projection a little bit.## As many are expecting, the opening of the film is looking in the 15 crores net range but considering the better response in mass pockets, it should be eying to open around 17 crores which will be a good number and it could go higher if the talks are positive. Many would argue that a 15-17 crores opening is not up to the mark for a star like Salman Khan but things are not as same it was before the pre-covid era. ## Salman Khan has a strong fan-following in mass belts so expect the walk-ins to be strong than most of the Bollywood films this year. The recent Bollywood hit, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, which was more inclined towards multiplex audiences, took the opening of 15+ crores net with advance sales of approx. 3.60 crores gross, so expect KKBKKJ to go beyond that mark. ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

867 days ago

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Salman Khan's 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' Pre-Sales Opens On Promising Note

Mumbai, April 18 - Superstar Salman Khan's long-awaited family action drama film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is getting ready to release on April 21. Directed by Farhad Samji, KKBKKJ carries a lot of expectations and a litmus test for Salman's stardom. ## Meanwhile, the full-fledged advance booking for the movie was opened yesterday, and the initial response is positive. The pre-sales haven't been great for most of the Bollywood movies post the covid-19 pandemic, but here, KKBKKJ is portraying a different story. ## It has been only 24 hours since the advances were opened, and the pre-booking is already nearing 1 crore gross with around 35K tickets sold for the opening day. In the three national chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis), it has sold around 15K tickets so far. ## The good news for the movie is that it is showing a better advance booking trend in non-multiplex chains which has always been a strong zone for Salman. With two days left, during which the advances peak, the movie is well on track to fetch decent to good pre-sales and among the best this year. ## As far as the opening day box office is concerned, it could be around 18 crores which will be a good result considering the pre-Eid release. Salman's last full-fledged theatrical release, "Dabangg 3" opened at 23 crores net in the pre-covid era. ## KKBKKJ is produced by Salman Khan Films and Zee Studios. It also stars Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh, and Jagapathi Babu in prominent roles along with Bhumika Chawla, Shahnaaz Gill, Jassie Gill, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Vijender Singh, and Palak Tiwari in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...