EXCLUSIVE - Padmaavat Box Office: Here's how much the trade gurus think the film will earn on day 1

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat - Finally, the film is seeing the daylight of the theatres after battling the darkness that came along with the controversies. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor in the lead roles. The film is made on a large scale and the cost of production is INR 250 crore. 

The film will not be screened in four states - Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Of course, the collections would be affected - but how much - this would only be cleared after the film is on the screen for the public to review. 

We got in touch with trade gurus to know the exact numbers that the film will earn on day 1. But before that let's get into the maths of the budget of the film. 

Production Budget: INR 225 crore

Prints and Advertising Cost: INR 25 crore

Screen Count: 3800 + (Approx)

Recovery: 

Satellite Rights - INR 75 Crore

Music Rights - INR 25 Crore

Digital Rights - INR 25 Crore

Overseas Rights - INR 25 Crore

Total Recovery - INR 150 Crore  

The film has to earn INR 300 crore to be in the safe zone!

Here's what the trade gurus have to say:

Amod Mehra

First and foremost, if you considering the first day to be tomorrow which is the paid review, we don't have a clue about the screens. But, if you take January 25 into consideration, it's not a holiday - but we expect a bumper house opening - something around INR 30 crore on Day One and rest it all depends on the content. Talking about advance booking, it's great especially in Mumbai - both IMAX and 3D screens. 

Atul Mohan

Advance booking is really good in the regions - Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. If you ask me about the first-day figures, it's really difficult as till now - there's not much that I know about the screen count. It will be cleared by tomorrow. The controversy around the film has affected the film and when you don't have screens in places like MP, Haryana, Gujarat and Rajasthan - it's a little difficult. Talking about figures, I can say the film would earn INR 12 crore to INR 15 crore. 

Akshaye Rathi 

Looking at the anticipation around the film, I am pretty sure the collections would be in tune to around INR 20 crore. Despite the film would not get the screens in many areas, I am still very confident that film will get good numbers. I am sure the figures will be extraordinary throughout the week. The status advance booking is amazing in 3D and IMAX properties. Well, yes the controversy has affected the film especially in places like Rajasthan. The screen count of the film is 3800 plus. 

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