The number of people who watched ‘Baahubali 2’ in Indian theatres (both single screens and multiplexes) is double that of those who watched ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, as per a report. In terms of collections (Indian market), the difference was probably about 30% or so. ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ benefited from increased ticket rates and that’s why its BO collections were not proportionally lower than that of ‘Baahubali 2’.
Producer S Naga Vamsi’s attention was drawn to this statistic in a recent interview. Had the ticket rates been affordable, wouldn’t ‘Kalki’ have attracted the same footfalls as ‘Baahubali 2’?
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As per the producer, the two films are not comparable. “As far as ‘Baahubali 2′ was concerned, it was as much Prabhas’ film as it was Rajamouli’s. It was like a two-hero movie and also a sequel. Its footfalls can’t be compared with that of ‘Kalki’,” the producer of the upcoming ‘Lucky Baskhar’ says.
S Naga Vamsi is one of the biggest producers in the industry to defend high ticket rates. Recently, he provocatively stated that a family of four gets to be entertained for 3 hours by spending just Rs 1,500 on movie tickets. “It’s the cheapest source of entertainment any family can have,” he added.
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