Laal Singh Chaddha Vs Raksha Bandhan box office: Aamir Khan’s remake, Akshay Kumar starrer have a low opening

It was Laal Singh Chaddha Vs Raksha Bandhan this week as both the films clashed on August 11 at the box office. Since the box office saw the biggest clash between two superstars Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan, fans were anticipated to know the opening collection of the films. However, unfortunately, both films have opened on a low note. While Aamir Khan’s remake film performed low, Akshay starrer collected less than Samrat Prithviraj.

Speaking about Laal Singh Chaddha which is a remake of Tom Hanks starrer Forrest Gump collected Rs 11.50 crore nett on its first day whereas which is touted to be low. Coming to Akshay’s film, Raksha Bandhan collected Rs 8 crore on its opening day which is quite less than Samrat Prithviraj’s first day collections. It minted Rs 10.7 crore on day 1.

The top five opening days of the year are as follows:

Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – Rs 14.1 crore

Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer Bachchhan Paandey – Rs 13.2 crore

Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha – Rs 11.50 crore

Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar starrer Samrat Prithviraj – Rs 10.7 crore

Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi – Rs 10.5 crore

Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt starrer Shamshera – Rs 10.2 crore

Bollywood Bubble gave Laal Singh Chaddha 4 stars. A part of the review read, “Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha is a beautiful adaptation of Forrest Gump. The film is no more or no less than the original. There’s a possibility that people won’t like both the films and a possibility that they might like them.”

 

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On the other hand, Raksha Bandhan got 1.5 stars. An excerpt of the review read, “Raksha Bandhan tries hard to narrate a beautiful story of a sister and brother bond but with a problematic plot. It is a 2022 film but it seems to be made with a regressive mindset.”

 

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