When there is a documentary made on the greatest sportsperson of India, the excitement has to be sky high. The fans poured out in great numbers in the theatres on day 1 and the movie collected Rs 8.40 crore.
Sachin: A Billion Dreams has been released in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and English language. The film acquired a total of 2400 screens. Rs 8.40 crores are very impressive numbers considering the film is a Docu-drama which has very limited audience engagement in India.
The film was promoted moderately but had the association of Emmy nominated director, James Erskine. The buzz was positive around the movie since its trailer launch. The movie is produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures. The music of the film is given by A.R. Rahman. The film also stars several cricketers and sports commentators giving bytes.
The film opened to good occupancy in the morning shows in some circuits. Evening shows were strong in Multiplexes. Saturday and Sunday will be important for the film to accelerate its biz. Anything close to Rs 30 crore through the weekend will be good for the movie.
The box-office scenario in the weekend is much cluttered with several movies. Sachin: A Billion Dreams is competing with Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and Irrfan’s Hindi Medium is bringing good moolah after engaging in good critics review and solid word of mouth.
Bollywood superstars and Cricketers have praised and promoted the film very well on social media and that has helped with the buzz of the movie. The film has been declared tax free in Chhatisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Odisha.
The movie has engaged in several positive reviews from the critics which will surely help the movie gather more footfalls in the coming days. With all the nostalgic offerings, the movie biz will surely multiply. The movie has a staggering iMDB rating of 9.7/10 with 1500 votes.