‘Samrat Prithviraj’ shows canceled due to empty theatres; Second successive flop for Akshay – Times of India

Akshay Kumar’s period drama ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ has turned into a commercial disaster as the film has raked in a total of Rs 55 crore at the domestic box office against a massive reported budget of Rs 200 crore, which is a part and parcel of the heavy production design. Of a period film, judging by VFX and era-specific costume designs.

Reportedly, reminiscent of the fate of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer, shows of the film are being canceled and pulled out due to zero occupancy in several circuits to make way for more commercially viable shows of other films. Huh.dhakadi‘ which reportedly collected just Rs 4,400 in 8 days of its release with only 20 tickets sold across India.

YRF production “Samrat Prithviraj”, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, opened in theaters on June 3, where it clashed with two films from different regions – the trilingual “Major” (Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam) and the pan-India “Vikram”. starring Kamala hasan, Fahad Fasilo And Vijay Sethupathi,

While both ‘Major’ and ‘Vikram’ are registering a jump in their collections, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ is single-handedly rejected by cine-lovers despite its grandeur and scale.

He tweeted, “#SamratPrithviraj has been rejected… Huge budget on one hand & poor results on the other has sent shock waves within the industry… Fri 10.70 cr, Shani 12.60 cr, Sunday 16.10 crores, Mon 5 crores, Tues 4.25 crores, Wed 3.60 crores, Guru 2.80 crores. gross: ? 55.05 cr #IndiaBiz.”

‘Samrat Prithviraj’ marks second commercial success for both Akshay Kumar (after ‘Bachchan Pandey’) and Yash Raj Films ,Jayeshbhai Jordar,