The countdown has begun for the arrival of Karan Johar produced romantic comedy Bad Newz starring Vicky Kaushal, Tripti Dimri and Amy Virk in the lead roles. The film has managed to generate interest among the audience after its trailer and hit song Tauba hit the theatres. Directed by Anand Tiwari, this comic caper has been certified U/A by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with an approved duration of 2 hours and 22 minutes (142 minutes).
Bad News will release on 2000 screens in India
The film is being released in India by AA Films and the distributor has worked with the producers to create a great release for Bad News. Vicky KaushalThe Tripti Dimri and Amy Virk starrer is set to release on around 2000 screens in India. The advance booking of Bad Newz started on Tuesday evening, the full scheduling was revealed from Wednesday morning and the response the film is getting has brought a ray of hope for the exhibition sector.
By 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Bad News Around 12,000 tickets have been sold across the top 3 national chains – PVRInox and Cinepolis – and the film is expected to sell 42,000 tickets overall. Depending on the pre-sale activity on Thursday, it could even touch 50,000 tickets. There is definitely awareness about the film among the youth and this will translate into good collections on Thursday.
Bad Newz’s pre-sales will be higher than Teri Baato Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (33,000 tickets), which had an opening sale of Rs 6.50 crore. Based on final sales, Bad Newz’s opening day sales are expected to be between Rs 7.50 and Rs 8.50 crore, though we will get a clearer picture when data starts coming in from non-national chains like Rajhans, MovieMax and Mirage, along with day occupancy at single screens. Bad Newz’s pre-sales will be in the top 10 of the year, which in itself is a good early sign.
Bad Newz takes a good opening at the box office in India
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good-looking comedy film, and this genre sets Bad Newz apart from biopics and action films. Audiences always give a chance to a light-hearted film that has a decent trailer and then it’s time for the content to talk. The opening day business could be even higher than the expected range, but it largely depends on the reception the film gets from the audience in the morning shows. Bad Newz is expected to get a very good number of viewers in the metros for the post-6pm shows, and with the right female audience, it is expected to have very good results in the opening weekend.
The pre-sales have brought good news to the industry and now all eyes are on the makers to deliver on the content front and deliver the much-awaited first success from the Hindi film industry in the second half of 2024. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
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