Dabangg 3, starring Salman Khan as police officer Chulbul Pandey, showed good growth on Sunday after opening below expectations on Friday. The film was heavily affected by the social unrest throughout the country over the CAA (Citizenship Amendement Bill).
According to a report on Boxofficeindia.com, the film registered a growth of 30% and collected around Rs 29 crore on Sunday. The opening weekend collection now stands at around Rs 78 crore. However, the collections of Dabangg 3 continue to be low in the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh circuit.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said on Saturday that the film was reduced in length from the second day onwards. He tweeted, “#Xclusiv: #Dabangg3 trimmed on Day 2… 9 minutes, 40 seconds portions reduced from the run time.” The film was criticised for being too long with a duration of over two hours. It reportedly has too many songs and was criticised majorly because it served as a hindrance in the narrative.
Sharing the collections of the first two days of the film, he wrote, “#Dabangg3 stays in the same range on Day 2… Few circuits up, few down… Protests hit biz hard… Loses approx Rs 7.5 cr to Rs 9 cr in 2 days… Biz should see a turnaround on Day 3 [Sun]… Fri 24.50 cr, Sat 24.75 cr. Total: Rs 49.25 cr. India biz. Note: All versions.”
