Dabangg 3 Day 1 Box Office: Salman Khan's Cop Drama Opens At Rs. 20 Crores Plus, Business Hit By the Ongoing CAA Protests

    Salman Khan's Dabangg 3 Opens At Rs. 20 Crores Plus

    Dabangg 3 Day 1 Box Office: Salman Khan's Cop Drama Opens At Rs. 20 Crores Plus, Business Hit By the Ongoing CAA Protests

    Salman Khan’s Dabangg 3 opened in theatres across the country and the Salman Khan fans celebrated the return of the superstars as the notorious Chulbul Pandey. The film’s opening day business, however, took a hit due to the ongoing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests that are raging on in the country.

    Dabangg 3 Day 1 Box Office: Salman Khan's Cop Drama Opens At Rs. 20 Crores Plus, Business Hit By the Ongoing CAA Protests

    Dabangg 3 registered an opening of Rs. 20 crores plus according to trade analyst, Taran Adarsh but the numbers for the film could have been much higher. For a non-holiday release, the film did pretty well on its opening day but with Salman Khan in the picture, the expectations were certainly higher.


    According to a Bollywood Hungama report, Dabangg 3’s business took a nearly 20% hit due to the protests. Salman Khan’s Bharat which released earlier this year on Eid had registered an opening of Rs. 42.30 crores which is also Salman’s highest opening day ever. Compared to Bharat, Dabangg 3’s Day on collections look small. The film was expected to take an opening of Rs. 35 crores plus.

    Directed by Prabhudeva, Dabangg 3 is a prequel and narrates the story of Chulbul Pandey from his pre-cop days. The movie also marks the debut of Saiee Manjkerkar whose father Mahesh Manjrekar was a part of the first Dabangg movie.