Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s communal sports drama Lal Salaam, produced by Lyca’s Subaskaran Allirajah, in which Rajinikanth makes an extended cameo as ‘Moideen Bhai’ has ended up as box office disaster.
The movie features Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth in leading roles, with supporting performances by Vignesh, Livingston, Senthil, Jeevitha, KS Ravikumar, and Thambi Ramaiah.
Released globally on 9 February 2024, the film which reportedly had a budget ranging between ₹80-90 crores, was touted by Aishwarya Rajinikanth as a “national award” winning script which only a ‘non-Sanghi’ person like Rajinikanth can do.
However, it had opened to negative reviews from all corners and the film’s financial trajectory indicates a struggle for recovery, starting with a modest opening collection of ₹3.55 crore in all languages on Friday, followed by ₹3.25 crore on Saturday. Sunday maintained a consistent performance with ₹3.15 crore. However, the numbers took a downturn on the first Monday, and the film garnered approximately ₹1.24 crore in India. Subsequent days witnessed collections of ₹1.45 crore on Tuesday, ₹1.21 crore on Wednesday, and ₹92 lakh on Thursday. Given the movie’s budget and its current performance, it is expected that Lal Salaam will need an extended period to cover even its production costs.
As per the latest update from industry tracker Sacnilk, Lal Salaam continues to face a downturn, the film earned approximately ₹27 lakhs in India on its eighth day of release, bringing the overall box office collection for Lal Salaam to ₹12.95 crore in India and ₹23 crores worldwide.
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