Welcome Back has managed the second best opening of the year in some markets. Bajrangi Bhaijaan has been the best opening of the year in all circuits while ABCD 2 and Brothers share the spoils for second place in different circuits. Welcome Back is beating Brothers in Rajasthan and CI where Brothers is number two for the year and it is beating ABCD 2 in Gujarat where ABCD 2 had the second best opening after Bajrangi Bhaijaan. In the the rest it is either 2nd or 3rd.
The release is a little less than Brothers though a little wider than ABCD 2 and the first day collections will also challenge these two films and the chances are there for the second biggest opening day of the year after Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
The film has a big cast but not in terms of box office draw and the music did not really work either but the goodwill of Welcome (2007) has come into play. This can be seen as the territories where Welcome (2007) performed best are out performing and and these areas are also the ones which determine satellite success which was huge for Welcome (2007).
On the other hand it also shows where the franchise could have gone with a cast as strong as the original film as it would have taken the film to another level altogether. Still the core Hindi markets are doing well and this gives it a good chance of success.
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