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Independence Day releases Khel Khel Mein, and Vedaa turned out to be massive disappointments at the ticket window. The movies starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham failed miserably to stand against the storm of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s Stree 2. While Khel Khel Mein performed better than Vedaa, their box office collections were nothing short of a nightmare.
The movie Khel Khel Mein, which featured a star-studded cast including Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Fardeen Khan, Ammy Virk, Vaani Kapoor, Pragya Jaiswal, and Aditya Seal, did not perform well at the box office. Directed by Mudasaar Aziz, the movie only earned Rs 2.55 crore net on its third day, Saturday. This brings its three-day total collection in India to around Rs 9.40 crore net.
Khel Khel Mein had the lowest opening among the three Hindi releases on Independence Day, but it is now leading Vedaa in terms of box office numbers.
Day
India Nett Collections
1
Rs 5.15 crore
2
Rs 1.70 crore
3
Rs 2.55 crore
Total
Rs 9.40 crore in 3 days in India
Vedaa, starring John Abraham, Sharvari, and Abhishek Banerjee in the lead, is also showing a downward trajectory at the box office. Opened with Rs 6.25 crore on National Holiday, the action-drama is struggling to make even half of the opening day now. As per estimates, the Nikhil Advani movie could only collect Rs 1.80 crore on its third day despite being aided with a Buy-One-Get-One offer. The three-day cume of Vedaa stands in the vicinity of Rs 9.55 crore.
Day
India Nett Collections
1
Rs 6.25 crore
2
Rs 1.50 crore
3
Rs 1.80 crore
Total
Rs 9.55 crore in 3 days in India
The release of Stree 2 has surely affected the box office performance of Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa, but the clash is not the only reason for their underwhelming performance. Both movies struggled to attract audiences due to ineffective promotional assets and marketing campaigns. Additionally, mixed word of mouth has contributed to the lack of interest from viewers.
Nevertheless, there is still time for the movies starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham to gain momentum and achieve respectable numbers since there are no major Hindi cinema releases in the next 6 weeks.
It will be interesting to see whether these movies can benefit from Sunday and the Raksha Bandhan partial holiday the following day.
Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
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The first mainline film of the Alien franchise, titled Alien: Romulus, was finally released in theaters and fans have been in a frenzy. Directed by Fede Alvarez, Romulus sees a young group of colonizers who get on a space station to fix it. But little did they anticipate meeting the deadly Xenomorph. The new movie director connects to Ridley Scott’s 1979 film and brings back a popular character from the original film. Let’s dive into how.
If you have seen any of the fantasy thrillers, especially those related to space and space exploration, you will see influences of Ridley Scott’s Alien sprinkled throughout. The Alien franchise, which began in 1979, has seen many sequels and additions. But Alien: Romulus is the first mainline movie in seven years, even though it references all of the Alien movies. But fans feel this is the movie that connects the most to Ridley’s movie.
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The 2024 installment has a deeper connection to the original film because it brings back late actor Ian Holm with the help of CGI. However, there is also a difference between the characters he plays in the two films. While in Alien, he played the role of the android Ash, in Romulus, he plays the role of Rook.
However, there are similarities: both of these characters have villainous intentions and are hell bent on creating chaos. But how does Rook play a pivotal role in the movie and what is his mission? Well, in the film, Rook, like Ash from the first Alien, is missing half of its body due to a prior Xenomorph attack on the Romulus space station. However, Rain and Andy have restored his power.
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Unfortunately, it is discovered that Rook has his own goal, which is being carried out to advance Weylan Utant’s interests. In the film, Weyland Utani recovers the debris from the Nostromo and transfers it to Romulus. They experimented with the Xenomorph released on Nostromo and attempted to reverse it.
A series of events follows that lead them to revive the Prometheus strain from the titular movie as well. But fans felt that Ian Holm’s likeness being used in the movie was unnecessary and disrespectful. Even in the context of Alien: Romulus, Ian Holm’s inclusion seems needless. While it may help to retain the continuity of the first film, numerous actors have already played synthetics throughout the franchise.
Fede Alvarez‘s Romulus occurs chronologically between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). It stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu. Alien: Romulus is the seventh installment in the franchise and was released in theaters on August 23, 2024.
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