Sholay The Final Cut earned Rs 1.40 crore in the first weekend. The Dharmendra-Amitabh starrer film, released on December 12, showed growth throughout the day. Earned more than 1975’s Sholay. The audience reached the theater to watch the original ending. Amazing continues at the box office.
The 1975 cult classic film ‘Sholay’ is doing wonders at the box office even after its re-release. Amidst the huge earnings of Ranveer Singh and Akshay Khanna starrer ‘Dhurandhar’, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan starrer film, which was re-released after 50 years as ‘Sholay: The Final Cut’, has earned almost as much in the first weekend as its original version was able to do in two weeks. The special thing is that while today there is a decline in the collections of most of the films after the first day, ‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ has struggled strongly and registered growth throughout the weekend.
How much did ‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ earn in the first weekend?
Director Ramesh Sippy’s film ‘Sholay: The Final’ Cut, released on December 12, has collected approximately Rs 1.40 crore in the first weekend i.e. the first three days. The film had earned only Rs 30 lakh on the first day i.e. Friday. On the second day i.e. Saturday, its collection increased by 66 percent and the collection reached 50 lakhs. On the third day i.e. Sunday also the film’s collection showed a growth of 20 percent and it earned Rs 60 lakh.
How much did Sholay earn in its first weekend in 1975?
According to the report of trade tracking website sacnilk.com, in 1975, Sholay had earned Rs 8 lakh on the first day, Rs 7 lakh on the second day and Rs 10 lakh on the third day. In this way, the earning of this film in the first weekend was Rs 25 lakh. The film had earned Rs 69 lakh in the first week. After earning Rs 80 lakh in the second week, its total collection in two weeks was Rs 1.49 crore. Lifetime: This film had collected Rs 15 crore in India and Rs 50 crore worldwide. Whereas the film was produced for approximately Rs 3 crore crore.
‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ released with original ending
‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ has been released in 4K resolution and Dolby 5.1 sound with its original ending, which the makers could not show during the Emergency in 1975. At that time the censor board considered it a violent scene and got it changed. Apart from Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan, actors like Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan also have important roles in the film.