The most awaited films of the year Aamir’s Laal Singh Chaddha and Akshay’s Rakshabandhan have finally hit the theatre.  The initial reports of the opening day collection have disappointed trade pundits. 

Raksha Bandhan Collections

Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan has taken a dismal start at the box office in India. According to early estimates, the movie has collected in the range of Rs. 7.50 to 8.50 crores, which is much below even the conservative expectation of the Hindi film industry.

Laal Singh Chaddha Collections

Aamir Khan finally made his comeback to the silver screen with the release of his much-anticipated film Laal Singh Chaddha on Thursday. The film opened in the range of around ₹10-11 crore as it was released on Raksha Bandhan and clashed with Akshay Kumar's film, Raksha Bandhan

Speaking about Rakshabandhan a week full of holidays, this factor does give Raksha Bandhan a chance of making up for the lost ground. Even in the worst-case scenario, the Akshay Kumar film should have clocked a double-digit opening, but that hasn't happened. The collections on an opening day were aided by the Raksha Bandhan Holiday, which has benefitted the Aanand L Rai directorial more than the Aamir Khan film.

The real value of both, Raksha Bandhan and Laal Singh Chaddha on a non-holiday is around 25 percent lower than what they collected on Thursday. The audiences have given their message loud and clear - make good, interesting films - if not, they are skipping the theatres. As per a Box office report, "The occupancy for Laal Singh Chaddha is around 15-20 percent in multiplexes and for Raksha Bandhan, it is even lower, as low as 12 percent in some halls for the first shows. This is very disappointing.”

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