Recently, the release of Akshay Kumar’s latest Bellbottom action-comedy was highly anticipated. It was known that it would be released first in countries under the control of United Arab Emirates – because there were censorship issues preventing it from being seen. After rumors circulated that the film had been banned, some locals soon found out they could finally see it.
Unexpectedly, only one day after many fans waited to watch his movie, they heard news indicating he film has yet again been banned even before coming out in international territories outside UAE’s borders – all this affecting how much money can potentially be made by the movie makers including the actor and producer himself. An expensive project costing around Rs. 350 crores (around $59 million), the 2 day total for Indian blockbuster sits at a meagre 1.4 million dollars or roughly about 0.41 crore rupees ($60).
U.A.E box office
Day 1 [20th Aug, Fri] – 3,15,869 AED
Day 2 [21st Aug, Sat] – 2,68,121 AED
