My comments not sure they have anything todo with your topic but related somewhat !! And since this seems like a venting topic here it goes lol ๐
My 2 cents this debate Happens when a khan ( mainly srk movie as they have more fans posting in this forum then others who stick to twitter because Salman group is mainly on twitter and now instagram most donโt come to this place ) but they do exist but they canโt debate much.
moving on n going back in time 2011-2017
in the past when a hrithik roshan movie had unusually high records โก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธkrish 3 broke CE records which had broken 3 idiots records there was so much chaos and the slogan here was papa roshan inflated the numbers with Taran because boi ( box of india ) didnโt agree. When PK (Aamir khan) regained control ( again inflated numbers debate happened ). It happened with happy new year (srk movie when it broke some record like 1st day non holiday record) !! Then came along bahubali which got dubbed in Hindi and shattered records . Then other generation started making waves people became humble.
2018-2022- canโt comment wasnโt active Covid happened and didnโt care on box office!!
2022(mid)-2023 -my return ( now box office here again ) this movie as itโs khan movie with two khans as brought back activity and debates abrupting
My bottom line is believe what makes u happy ๐ some believe Taran other box office india. Others none !! But general people will believe what the media says !! When I was no longer here I just didnโt care.
Right now Iโm avoiding the review threads because where box office is being reported though some have posted openly so itโs hard to miss.
ON TOPIC: whether there are empty seats or not or inflated numbers or not the media is saying it beat avatar record world wide so general public will go by that. They not going to care on what trade say or theater halls with not full occupancy!! Some theaters will be packed others wonโt especially in the states as itโs a Indian movie and depends which hall and what time and what city and state you live on. Also, the population in the USA compared to india is comparing apples to oranges so our theaters wonโt be over occupied to begin with unless itโs California, New York, or another state with a huge desi population. bigger theaters now will open another screen to air the movie if they see demand is high on a desi movie !!
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