Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi is still highest post-pandemic Hindi grosser. Decoding Bollywood's fate
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Sooryavanshi still holds the highest opening weekend record (Hindi) post pandemic. What does it say about Bollywood?
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian cinema has been majorly affected. The dry spell of Bollywood was ended by films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and JugJugg Jeeyo, however, things returned to the way they were. At frequent intervals, South films clawed their way into the North belt with KGF: Chapter 2 and RRR emerging as big commercial successes. But, Bollywood as a whole, seems to be struggling. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh has now pointed out that Sooryavanshi (2021), starring Akshay Kumar, is still the only film to have the highest weekend opening in Bollywood. Meanwhile, other films continue to deliver flops at the box office.
In a Twitter thread, Taran Adarsh mentioned Sooryavanshi's opening day numbers and wrote, "Fri 26.29 cr Sat 23.85 cr Sun 26.94 cr #Sooryavanshi - the first biggie to release in Nov 2021 - still holds the record of a smashing *opening weekend* at the #BO [despite 50% occupancy in #Maharashtra when it released] (sic)." Director Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, caused plenty of carnage at the box office. It was the highest Bollywood opening since the Covid-19 outbreak began.
Fri 26.29 crSat 23.85 crSun 26.94 cr#Sooryavanshi - the first biggie to release in Nov 2021 - still holds the record of a smashing *opening weekend* at the #BO [despite 50% occupancy in #Maharashtra when it released].READ THIS THREAD... pic.twitter.com/9oAEkpyCWn
Taran Adarsh further wrote, "Have we ever wondered why the subsequent *#Hindi* films weren't able to surpass the *weekend biz* of #Sooryavanshi?... We celebrate and cheer when movies open in double digits [ 10 cr+], but the fact is we should've surpassed the numbers of #Sooryavanshi long back (sic)."
Have we ever wondered why the subsequent *#Hindi* films weren't able to surpass the *weekend biz* of #Sooryavanshi?... We celebrate and cheer when movies open in double digits [ 10 cr+], but the fact is we should've surpassed the numbers of #Sooryavanshi long back.
