Everyone will remember the hangover of Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty’s ‘Cocktail’ which was released in the year 2012. That beautiful story of dancing feet on the songs of Tumhi Ho Bandhu and the entanglement between friendship and love is still fresh. Now exactly 14 years later, Dinesh Vijan is once again returning to the big screen with the second part of his hit franchise i.e. ‘Cocktail 2’. There was already excitement among the audience about the film, but now the initial figures coming from the box office have surprised everyone. After the lull, the advance booking of ‘Cocktail 2’ has suddenly gained such momentum that it has made a business of crores even before its release. There is a race among the fans to see this fresh trio of Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and National Crush Rashmika Mandanna.
More than 57 thousand tickets were sold
It is often said in the cinema world that sensing the mood of the audience is the most difficult task. Something similar was seen in the case of ‘Cocktail 2’ also. When the advance booking window of this film opened on Sunday, the initial response was quite lukewarm. It seemed that maybe the hopes of the makers would be dashed. But as the release date of June 19 approached, the audience gathered at the ticket window. According to the latest data from trade tracker Sacnilk, the film has crossed the mark of more than 57,000 tickets for the first day. This tremendous surge has brought a big smile on the faces of the film’s producers and distributors.
Earnings could increase in the next 24 hours
If we understand the mathematics of box office collection purely, then excluding the block seats, the film has so far earned Rs 1.97 crore from advance booking. At the same time, if the figures of block seats are also added to it, then this collection directly reaches Rs 3.67 crore. There is still one day left for the release of the film. Film trade analysts believe that this figure will increase even more rapidly in the last 24 hours, due to which the opening day prediction can be quite strong.
Will get bumper benefit from solo release
A big part of the fate of ‘Cocktail 2’ also rests on the fact that at present there is no other big name to compete with it at the box office. No major Hindi film is being released in theaters on June 19. If we look at the track record of the last weeks, the films ‘Main Vashpaar Aagaunga’ and ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhaata’ released last week could not impress the audience much at the box office. Horror genre’s ‘Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past’ has entered its second weekend, but its collection is also very sluggish. In such a situation, the audience has a completely new and only big option for weekend entertainment in the form of ‘Cocktail 2’. Now it remains to be seen whether this growing interest in the film translates into a spectacular opening number on the first day or not.
Ruckus over ‘Bandhu 2.0’
The soul of any love story or cult franchise is its music. The makers knew this very well, that is why its biggest ace worked on Wednesday to give a boost to the promotion of the film. The remake version of 2012’s iconic chartbuster song ‘Tumhi Ho Bandhu’ ‘Bandhu 2.0’ has been released. Mixed reactions of the audience are being seen regarding this song on social media and online platforms.
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