Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha to perform better than Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan at box office?

Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar will battle it out with their films, Laal Singh Chaddha and Raksha Bandhan respectively. Their face-off will be one of the biggest box office clashes of recent times. The trade has high hopes for both films. As the release date is nearby, both films are trying their best to get the best shows on maximum screens. However, the early trend suggests that Akshay's Raksha Bandhan is scoring ahead of Aamir's film on screens and showtimes. 

Trade expert Sumit Kadel shared his report about bookings from a multiplex chain in Kolkata, and he stated that at Akshay's film has 12 more shows than Aamir Khan. He wrote, "Advance booking of #RakshaBandhan & #LaalSinghChaddha starts in Kolkata. Shows count at Inox multiplexes RB - 76 LSC - 64." 

The reason behind Kumar acing the race is because of the film's run time. Raksha Bandhan is 2 hours long, whereas Laal Singh Chaddha is 2.45 hours long. So the short run time has played in the favour of Kumar. Sumit further added, "Shorter duration is doing the trick for #RakshaBandhan.. Let see what would be the final show count across India when full fledge advance commence."

Here's the tweet

Advance booking of #RakshaBandhan & #LaalSinghChaddha starts in Kolkata.

Shows count at Inox multiplexes

RB - 76
LSC - 64

Shorter duration is doing the trick for #RakshaBandhan.. Let see what would be the final show count across India when full fledge advance commence.

— Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) August 5, 2022

However, when it comes to tickets, LSC has scored better than Raksha Bandhan. Himesh, an entertainment journalist has shared the initial ticket count for both films. He tweeted, "#RakshaBandhan has sold approx. 2300 tickets at the national chains for the extended opening weekend." 

Here are the tweets

#LaalSinghChaddha has sold approx. 4500 tickets at the national chains for extended opening weekend on first day of its advance booking. Of this, approx. 2500 is for August 11. #AamirKhan

— Himesh (@HimeshMankad) August 5, 2022

#RakshaBandhan has sold approx. 2300 tickets at the national chains for the extended opening weekend. Of this, approx. 1400 is for the opening day. To note, #RB audience will be driven more by the single screens. #AkshayKumar

— Himesh (@HimeshMankad) August 5, 2022

Kumar's human-drama Raksha Bandhan is directed by famous filmmaker Aanand L Rai and the trailer has clicked well among the masses. Whereas, the trailer of Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha, an official adaptation of Forrest Gump received a mixed reception among masses. Both films will release in cinemas on August 11.