A fantastic trailer, huge pre-release buzz, heightened curiosity in the true-life story of one of India’s greatest cricketers, and the aura of M.S. Dhoni himself have together resulted in a fantastic opening for the Dhoni biopic at the domestic box-office. As per a reliable trade analyst, the Sishant Singh Rajput starrer opened to an exceptional occupancy rate of 50% for the morning shows itself, and kept escalating as the day progressed. This should result in an opening of Rs. 22-23 crore nett for the film, which is way higher than its early estimates of 15-16 crore, and would rank second among opening-day collections this uear.
The film peaked at just the right time before its release, and coupled with its generally positive reviews, plus the advantage of no other film competing with it at the moment, has resulted in a much-better-than-expected start at the ticket window. In fact, if the positive word-of-mouth spreads rapidly, and the trends are looking like it certainly should, then the occupancy for the night shows could be exceptional, which could help the Neeraj Pandey film finish collect as much as 25 crore on its opening day.
