Good Bad Ugly - Ajith Salary and Pre- Release biz details/ Akshay Kumar in Kathakali outfit

 tOTAL bUDGET IS rS 180 Cr and pre release has collected Rs 100 cr from theatres- Distributors. Ajith did not take Rs 167 cr as stated in some quarters. Producer Mythiri is releasing this film in Tamil Nadu and other States on a low key note. All the old reference songs will be in the film if Producer gives NOC from original makers. Around 2 minutes and 5 seconds of footage were trimmed. This includes the removal of close-up shots of smoking, while disclaimers were added for longer smoking scenes. Some violent visuals had the blood blurred out. Additionally, a sequence involving old Tamil songs required the makers to submit No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the original composers and producers.

.The final runtime of the film is 2 hours and 19 minutes—tighter than usual for a big-star action film.

GBU pre release business details

Budget- 180 cr

Ajith - 90 cr

Rest of cast and crew Remuneration- 25 cr

Production- 60 cr

Prints and Publicity- 5 cr

Theatrical Business

TN - 70 cr

TS- 5 cr

KA+ROI- 5 cr

OS - 20 cr

Total - 100 cr

Individual area targets -

TN

- 130 to 135 cr gross (Break even)

130 to 160 cr gross (HIT)

160 to 193 cr gross (Super hit)

194 +++× (Blockbuster)

Telugu states.

9 cr to 9.5 cr break even

9.5 to 11 cr HIT

11 cr to 13.5 cr gross Super Hit

13.5 cr ++++ Blockbuster

Karnataka+ROI

11 cr to 11.3 cr break even

11.3 to 13.5 cr HIT

13.5 to 16 cr Super Hit

16 cr ++++ Blockbuster

Overseas

38 to 40 cr gross - Break even

40 to 50 cr gross - HIT

50 to 60 cr gross- Super Hit

60 cr +++ - Blockbuster

Overall.

188 cr to 194 cr (Breakeven)

194 cr to 234 cr (HIT)

234 cr to 283 cr (Super HIT)

284 cr ++× (Blockbuster)

Akshay Kumar is stepping into the shoes of C Sankaran Nair in Kesari Chapter 2, a courtroom drama that dives deep into a powerful chapter of India’s fight for justice. The actor dropped a new poster on Instagram this Wednesday and it’s hard to miss. He appears in a full Kathakali avatar, complete with bold makeup, grand headgear, and a fierce expression.

 He wrote, “This is not a costume. It’s a symbol of tradition, of resistance, of truth, of my nation. C Sankaran Nair didn’t fight with a weapon. He fought the British Empire with the law and with fire in his soul. This 18th APRIL, we bring you the court trial they never taught in textbooks.”