Panipat: The much-anticipated period drama opens to a weak cinema hall occupancy

Panipat is an upcoming Bollywood movie based on Third Battle of Panipat released at box-office today. However, reports are stating that movie’s reception has been much poor than expected by makers. Here are approximate figures of first-day performance of historical period drama:

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Panipat opens to poor occupancy in morning shows

According to reports by several entertainment portals, despite receiving favourable reviews for trailer, box-office occupancy has t reached expected mark for Panipat yet. morning show occupancy of film was reported to be around 8 to 10% and is said to increase in night shows. For film to post good first-day collection figures at box-office, Panipat must witness a spike in its reception.

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According to reports, movie was expected to have a minimum collection of ₹ 6 crores by end of day 1. However, if reception trends continue to be same as that of morning, things might get serious for period drama. According to Box Office India, film was expected to perform relatively better in state of Maharashtra, as it essayed story of Maratha warrior Sashivrao Bhau. However, higher occupancy in Maharashtra will also prove to be less helpful, and opening day collections of Panipat are likely to be lower than estimations.

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Reasons behind lesser than expected occupancy numbers

re are two significant reasons for lesser than expected performance of Ashutosh Gowariker period drama. most prominent reason being fierce competition that movie is facing from Ananya Pandey, Bhumi Pednekar and Kartik Aaryan starrer Pati Patni Aur Woh. Ar reason for poor performance of Panipat is 2 hour 51-minute runtime of movie.

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Panipat Cast

Panipat Cast is one of elements that d to grandeur of period drama. Veteran actors like Zeenat Aman and Pmini Kolhapure have also shared screen being a part of Panipat Cast. Panipat cast features Arjun Kapoor, Kriti San, Sanjay Dutt, Monish Behl, Zeenat Aman and Pmini Kolhapure in leing roles.

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