The advance reserving for Sikandar started with full power on Tuesday, March 25. On March 19, it was introduced that Sikandar would even be launched within the IMAX screens. However the makers commenced bookings solely within the 2D screens, leaving many questioning if Salman Khan’s Eid entertainer can have a launch in IMAX in any respect. Speculations went round that the movie can have a delayed launch within the IMAX format. Nevertheless, all rumours have been laid to relaxation as we speak.
EXCLUSIVE: Reserving for Sikandar FINALLY commences in IMAX; three-way conflict to happen in IMAX screens subsequent week between Salman Khan-starrer, L2 Empuraan, A Minecraft Film
Earlier within the day, the IMAX screens within the Southern cities of Bengaluru and Chennai threw open the advance reserving for Sikandar. Nevertheless, Sikandar has been allotted solely two exhibits in all of the cinemas in Bengaluru. The steadiness three exhibits have been given to the Mohanlal-starrer L2 Empuraan. It’s directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and took an enormous opening throughout the nation and the world. In PVR VR Mall in Bengaluru and the 2 IMAX screens in Chennai, the Salman Khan-starrer can have one present whereas L2 Empuraan will probably be performed within the remaining exhibits. There are distant probabilities of Sikandar getting a present within the IMAX in Kochi and Trivandrum as L2 Empuraan is performing traditionally within the house market of Kerala.
In Mumbai and different Hindi-speaking markets, Sikandar can have an edge. A clearer thought will emerge as soon as the advance reserving is open in these cities. The IMAX in Inox Jio World Plaza, BKC, Mumbai has already allotted 4 exhibits to L2 Empuraan on Sunday, March 30, that’s, the day Sikandar releases. This leaves just one present for Sikandar. However as per commerce sources, that is an exception and the identical technique may not be utilized in different theatres of the Northern belt.
Three-way conflict
In the meantime, in an unprecedented transfer, a three-way conflict will happen in IMAX screens from subsequent Friday, April 4. A supply informed Bollywood Hungama, “Warner Bros will launch A Minecraft Film subsequent week and in contrast to the opposite two movies, it is an IMAX 3D launch. The studio and even the commerce feels that it may possibly entice viewers in IMAX because the movie is predicated on a well-known online game. The timing can be proper as summer time holidays have begun in lots of components. Furthermore, the casting of widespread actor Jason Momoa may also assist pull within the viewers.”
The supply continued, “It now stays to be seen how the exhibits are divided between Sikandar, L2 Empuraan and A Minecraft Film from April 4. If each the Salman Khan-starrer and Mohanlal-starrer stay sturdy within the weekdays, their respective distributors can ask for identical variety of exhibits in Week 2 as Week 1. However then again, Warner Bros may also not be able to lose out on exhibits for A Minecraft Film because the movie is tailored for the IMAX format. A clearer image will emerge by subsequent Wednesday or Thursday.”
An trade insider commented, “IMAX often avoids too many movies on the identical time and therefore, the present situation might be a primary for the Indian market. At one level, they used to not even permit two IMAX movies on the identical time. That is the explanation why ’83 (2021) and Adipurush (2023) had to surrender on the IMAX launch to accommodate Spider-Man: No Means House and The Flash respectively. Earlier this 12 months, Captain America: Courageous New World and Chhaava have been launched concurrently however this was nonetheless a manageable scenario as there have been solely two movies. However subsequent week, we’ll see for the primary time three movies, from completely different industries and catering to a various set of viewers, vying for house in IMAX.”
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