Samrat Prithviraj box office collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar starrer earns Rs 44 cr, Sonu Sood comments on film’s below par performance

Samrat Prithviraj box office collection Day 4: The Akshay Kumar starrer faces a tough competition from Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 at the theatres.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | Updated: June 7, 2022 04:33 PM IST

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Samrat Prithviraj tanked at the box office.

Akshay Kumar starrer Samrat Prithviraj seems to be struggling to stay afloat at the box office. The period drama, which was expected to collect big moolah, is seeing a slow run at the theatres. On its Day 4, the YRF production amassed around Rs 5 crore nett. As per trade estimates, this is over 50 percentage down from its release day on June 3. There are reports that the shows of the films are being cut down as most of the morning shows saw occupancy in single digits.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “SamratPrithviraj has a sharp decline on Day 4 [Mon]… Should’ve scored in double digits or thereabouts to make up for unsatisfactory biz on Day 1 and 2… Biz at national chains remains dull… Fri 10.70 cr, Sat 12.60 cr, Sun 16.10 cr, Mon 5 cr. Total: ₹ 44.40 cr. #India biz.”

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Bollywood Hungama quoted a source as saying, “All multiplexes were forced to play 6-7 or 10-12 shows of Samrat Prithviraj depending on the number of screens. It got far too many shows, due to which the occupancy was limited on the weekends as the demand was not there. From Monday, many multiplexes have reduced shows. Since the film didn’t pick up well on Monday evening, the shows were further reduced on Tuesday. The reduction of shows will happen on Wednesday and Thursday as well as if the trend continues”

Samrat Prithviraj is facing a tough competition from Kartik Aaryan starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The horror-comedy, that’s running in its third week, has already crossed Rs 150 crore. Meanwhile, Vikram, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil is also going strong.

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Samrat Prithviraj traces the life of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. The film has been directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, and marks the Bollywood debut of former Miss World Manushi Chhillar who plays Prithviraj’s wife Sanyogita. The other cast members include Sonu Sood, Sanjay Dutt, Manav Vij and Ashutosh Rana.

Speaking about Samrat Prithviraj performing below expectations, Sonu Sood told Hindustan Times, “I am very thankful to the audience for showering us with their love. It might not have got as much business as expected, but we have to accept that things are a bit different after the pandemic. Having said that, I’d say I am very happy with it and with how much love people have shown it.”

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