Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (ADHM) and Shivaay (Shivay) started with a bang at the Indian box office on the first day. But Karan Johar’s film will likely witness a bigger collection than Ajay Devgn’s movie on opening day. Ae Dil Hai Mushkin has released multiplexes in all city centers nationwide, and its screen count is bigger than Shivaay in these areas. Ajay Devgn’s movie has some single screens to its credit in the domestic market compared to the Ranbir Kapoor starter. Ae Dil Hai Muskhil had better bookings in theaters, while Shivaay got a good response on single screens.
Both movies opened to fantastic response in the northern circuits, as there are no big-ticket releases from any regional languages during this Diwali festive season. But their occupancy was not the same in south India, as they clashed with Tamil films Kaashmora and Kodi and Kannada movies Mukund Murari and Santa in this region. Both movies registered an average of 70 percent occupancy in the morning shows.
Ae Dil Hai Muskhil and Shivaay have garnered a positive response from the audience, and word of mouth is expected to take their business upwards in the afternoon and evening shows. Ae Dil Hai Muskhil is set to be a treat for lovers of musical romance drama, while Shivaay impresses action lovers. Early trends show Ae Dil Hai Muskhil and Shivaay will witness a good collection at the Indian box office on the first day. Ae Dil Hai Muskhil will break the record of Ranbir Kapoor’s last release, Tamasha, which collected Rs 10.87 crore on its opening day. On the other hand, Shivaay will beat the opening day collection of Ajay Devgn’s previous outing, Drishyam, which raked in Rs 8.5 crore on its first day.
However, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Shivaay are the most-awaited big-budget Bollywood movies, and they had a massive amount of hype and publicity before their release. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil made it to the headlines almost every day for the last few weeks due to Pakistani artist Fawad Khan’s appearance. Trade analysts in the industry were skeptical about whether the sentiment of nationalism would work against Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and favor Shivaay to do well at the ticket windows. But the early response has cleared their doubt, and the film is set to make a better collection than the latter. Ae Dil Hai Muskhil and Shivaay will likely collect over Rs 20 crore at the Indian box office on the first day.
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