Katrina Kaif - Vijay Sethupathi's Merry Christmas Movie Opening Day (Day 1) Box Office Collection Prediction, Budget, Screen Count - 1st Day Collection Prediction for the Film.
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Merry Christmas is the first theatrical release of Sriram Raghavan after the hugely successful Andhadhun. This is also Vijay Sethupathi's first Hindi film as a lead hero. Katrina Kaif is coming off after the Hit film Tiger 3.
Merry Christmas is the first Hindi theatrical release of 2024 of considerable note. The release date coincides with the Sankranthi and Pongal festival but it's a niche urban thriller film so the film will heavily rely on word of mouth.
If the reports are good, the film can work since there is absolutely no competition in the Hindi theatrical markets in its space.
Budget
- Cost of Production - 35 crores
- Prints & Publicity - 10 crores
- Total - 45 crores
Release Size/Screen Count
- India - 1400 Screens
- Hindi - 1150 Screens
- Tamil + Telugu Versions - 250 Screens
- Overseas - 200 Screens
Opening Day Box Office Prediction in India
- Hindi (India) - 1.25-1.5 crore
- Dubbed Versions - 0.50-0.70 crore
Merry Christmas stars Vijay Sethupathi, Katrina Kaif in lead roles and it is directed by Sriram Raghavan and produced by Ramesh S. Taurani , Sanjay Routray, Jaya Taurani under Tips Music Films , Matchbox Pictures.
Merry Christmas is a proper bilingual film which has been shot in two languages. The Hindi version of the film also features actors like Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, and Tinnu Anand.
The Tamil version has Radhika Sarathkumar, Shanmugaraja, Kevin Jay Babu, and Rajesh Williams in the same roles.
The film is releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on 12th Jan 2024.