Kartik Aaryan’s Shehzada clashed with Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Here’s how the films have performed so far.

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Kartik Aaryan’s Shehzada released in cinemas today (Feb 17). The film clashed with Ant-Man 3 at the box office. Both movies opened to mixed reviews from critics and audience alike.
By BestarticleWeb Desk: Kartik Aaryan’s film Shehzada was released in cinemas today (February 17, 2023). It clashed with the Hollywood film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at the box office. Both movies have opened to mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. Despite getting a mixed response, one film out of the two is leading the number game. That film is the Paul Rudd-starrer Ant-Man, which is the 3rd film of the franchise. The day 1 box-office figures of Shehzada and Ant-Man 3 are out.
SHEHZADA FAILS TO BEAT ANT-MAN 3
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the day 1 box-office update of Shehzada and Ant-Man. Till 3 pm today, the Kartik Aaryan film minted Rs 1.63 crore, whereas Ant-Man 3 managed to earn Rs 4.15 crore at the box office.
READ | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review: Marvel’s weakest offering so far falls short of expectations.

SHEHZADA MOVIE REVIEW

Kartik and Kriti Sanon’s Shehzada. A part of the review read, “Another problem of the film is how it focuses way too much on Kartik Aaryan and consequently makes all the characters around him unforgettable. It is probably just Paresh Rawal who manages to add meat to his character with his brilliant performance. Everyone else- from Manisha Koirala to Ronit Roy and even Kriti Sanon are completely wasted. Sunny Hinduja had every potential to be the formidable villain that the film required, but he was not given enough space to even explore his character.

Pathaan is set to hit screens on January 25. Here is a look at whether it can dethrone Happy New Year to become Shah Rukh Khan’s biggest opener ever.

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Pathaan is set to hit screens on January 25.
The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
Pathaan is directed by Siddharth Anand.

By Roktim Rajpal: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s Pathaan is set to hit screens on January 25. The biggie has created a great deal of buzz among fans as it will be SRK’s first release after Zero, which bombed at the box office in 2018. Pathaan’s advance bookings are underway and the response has been nothing but sensational. It is expected to sell 4 lakh tickets on the first day when it opens in theatres. The obvious question on everyone’s mind is whether it will be able to beat Happy New Year, which earned Rs 36.31 crore on its first day in 2014, to become SRK’s best opener ever. Here is what the trade experts feel.
PATHAAN MAY OPEN BIGGER THAN HAPPY NEW YEAR

Trade analyst Amul V Mohan is of the opinion that Pathaan will easily be able to beat Happy New Year’s day 1 collection. He further feels that it will go on to put up stellar numbers over the first weekend.

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“It definitely looks like it will cross that number. This is also a non-holiday release, which is good for it. It has a long five-day weekend with weekends. I genuinely feel that it will do one of the highest non-holiday opening day. Brahmastra did Rs 31 crore in Hindi on d\Day 1. It easily looks like it will cross the number. It will be between the range of Rs 35 crore and 40 crore. I am not counting what the regional language versions can pile on this,” Amul V Mohan told India Today.in
WILL NON-HOLIDAY RELEASE AFFECT PATHAAN’S DAY 1 COLLECTION?

Exhibitor Akshaye Rathi, however, feels the fact that Pathaan being a non-holiday release might prevent it from becoming King Khan’s best opener.

“Pathaan is releasing on a normal working day. Happy New Year released a day after Diwali, which is the best date for any film. So, Pathaan will give a tough fight. It might, however, fall a little short. Either way, Pathaan can do anywhere between Rs 35 crore and 40 crore on its opening day,” he told IndiaToday.in.
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Pathaan is an action-thriller that features Shah Rukh Khan in the role of a spy. It has been directed by Siddharth Anand, who is best known to many for making the actioners Bang Bang and War. Pathaan stars Deepika Padukone as the leading lady and is one of the most important films of her career. This will be her fourth film with SRK after Happy New Year, Chennai Express, and Om Shanti Om. Pathaan’s cast includes John Abraham and Salman Khan. While John plays the antagonist, Bhai reprises his role from the Tiger film franchise.

WILL NON-HOLIDAY RELEASE AFFECT PATHAAN’S DAY 1 COLLECTION?

Exhibitor Akshaye Rathi, however, feels the fact that Pathaan being a non-holiday release might prevent it from becoming King Khan’s best opener.

“Pathaan is releasing on a normal working day. Happy New Year released a day after Diwali, which is the best date for any film. So, Pathaan will give a tough fight. It might, however, fall a little short. Either way, Pathaan can do anywhere between Rs 35 crore and 40 crore on its opening day,” he told IndiaToday.in.

Pathaan is an action-thriller that features Shah Rukh Khan in the role of a spy. It has been directed by Siddharth Anand, who is best known to many for making the actioners Bang Bang and War. Pathaan stars Deepika Padukone as the leading lady and is one of the most important films of her career. This will be her fourth film with SRK after Happy New Year, Chennai Express, and Om Shanti Om. Pathaan’s cast includes John Abraham and Salman Khan. While John plays the antagonist, Bhai reprises his role from the Tiger film franchise.