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Box Office Occupancy Report: Aiyaary falls flat; Black Panther rules the theatres in the morning shows
Aiyaary and Black Panther have finally hit the screens. According to reviews, Aiyaary is not doing that well and Black Panther is all set to shatter the box office records.
Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary has finally hit the screens today. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sidharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpayee, Pooja Chopra, Rakul Preet, Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah. Manoj is the mentor while Sidharth Malhotra plays his protege in the film.
Aiyaary is based on real life incident that revolves around two strong-minded army officers having completely different views, yet right in their own ways. The film has opened on a low note with only 10% occupancy rate in the morning shows.
Talking about Aiyaary, Neeraj Pandey revealed his inspiration behind the film in an interview with a leading daily. He said, "Again reality of what’s going around and awareness of the fact that someone needs to talk about these things – that being the underlying reason. Also it was a fantastic story. Once you see the film, you’ll agree that something like this has never been spoken about in this format. So, that was the temptation to address a story like this."
On the other hand, Black Panther has hogged all the limelight and got more that 40% occupancy rate in the morning shows. The film is set to shatter box office records.
Black Panther is the first black standalone Marvel superhero movie and it follows the story of T’Challa, who returns to the technologically advanced African nation – Wakanda to take his rightful place as the King of the city, after his father’s death. Black Panther made his presence felt in ensemble of superheroes 'Captain America- Civil War.'
Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, said, "We always knew we wanted to do it someday. We always knew it was the manifest destiny of Marvel Studios to bring to life all facets of the Marvel universe. At the end of Iron Man 2, when Nick Fury is discussing for the first time the Avengers initiative with Tony Stark, he’s brought him to this secret shield warehouse. One of the maps prominently displayed is a map of Africa with a little pinpoint to where Wakanda is. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, we talked about Vibranium for the first time and Bruce Banner mispronounces Wakanda. We’ve been feeding it through the films, knowing if we had the opportunity to keep making films, Panther was high on the list. It was his inclusion in Civil War that sped it up."
Which film are you planning to watch - Aiyaary or Black Panther?
