Cocktail 2 opens bigger than Cocktail 1. :BOI

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I mean yeah but 2cr ka hi fark hai and it has been 14 years..imagine the inflation

adj to todays times..cocktail 1 opening would be 30cr

Also cocktail 1 budget 35 cr opening 10.5cr

cocktail 2 budget 150cr opening 12.5cr

sirf budgets mein inflation dikhta hai..collections main kyon nae?

Originally posted by: cougarTown

I mean yeah but 2cr ka hi fark hai and it has been 14 years..imagine the inflation

adj to todays times..cocktail 1 opening would be 30cr

If you're adjusting Cocktail (2012)'s ₹10.5 crore opening to ₹30 crore today because of inflation, then you also have to adjust audience behavior, ticketing patterns, competition, and genre trends.By your logic, if budgets can be adjusted for inflation, then the difficulty level of getting audiences into theatres for a rom-com in 2026 should also be adjusted. In that case, Cocktail 2's ₹12.5 crore opening looks even more impressive.

The bigger point: Cocktail 2 opened higher in absolute numbers despite releasing in a much tougher theatrical environment.

Back in 2012, urban rom-coms were one of Bollywood's hottest genres. Today, post-pandemic, the genre is struggling theatrically. Most romance and rom-com films either underperform or find audiences on OTT. Mass action spectacles are what dominate the box office now.

So comparing Cocktail 1's inflation-adjusted opening to Cocktail 2 while ignoring the fact that rom-coms are far less commercially viable today is cherry-picking.

Cocktail 2 is doing surprisingly well today. I have seen Dhurandhar go down between 2 pm and 5 pm on BMS and then pick up again.This happens with all films( well,almost all)

Cocktail.2 is simply increasing and is now doing better than.the Samatha film( which is doing double of Friday 😲).

So far so good👍

Originally posted by: Elvis12

If you're adjusting Cocktail (2012)'s ₹10.5 crore opening to ₹30 crore today because of inflation, then you also have to adjust audience behavior, ticketing patterns, competition, and genre trends.By your logic, if budgets can be adjusted for inflation, then the difficulty level of getting audiences into theatres for a rom-com in 2026 should also be adjusted. In that case, Cocktail 2's ₹12.5 crore opening looks even more impressive.

The bigger point: Cocktail 2 opened higher in absolute numbers despite releasing in a much tougher theatrical environment.

Back in 2012, urban rom-coms were one of Bollywood's hottest genres. Today, post-pandemic, the genre is struggling theatrically. Most romance and rom-com films either underperform or find audiences on OTT. Mass action spectacles are what dominate the box office now.

So comparing Cocktail 1's inflation-adjusted opening to Cocktail 2 while ignoring the fact that rom-coms are far less commercially viable today is cherry-picking.

yes agreed

It looks like 18 - 19 cr Saturday collection.

Originally posted by: cougarTown

Also cocktail 1 budget 35 cr opening 10.5cr

cocktail 2 budget 150cr opening 12.5cr

sirf budgets mein inflation dikhta hai..collections main kyon nae?

and how could you forgot Self buying and corporate booking for Cocktail 2