The Box Office clash of 'Nannaku Prematho' and 'Dictator' will be talked for years from now as we don't often see two of the biggest stars of the same family having releases in the same season. Fans who have taken it as a prestige issue have already begun the blame-game.
Actually, 'Nannaku Prematho' and 'Dictator' were scheduled to release on January 8th and 14th respectively. It was because of the delay in shooting, The NTR-starrer got pushed to 13th of January. Had if it was released on the previously announced date, There used to 6 days gap between the two biggie. Unfortunately, There is a direct clash at the Box Office now.
'Nannaku Prematho' releases in 1,700 screens on Day 1. On the second day itself, The screen count will fall to less than 1,000 due to 'Dictator' (800-900 screens) and 'Express Raja' (300-400 screens). How can Distributors offer more screens to 'Nannaku Prematho' when the makers failed to give them proper assurance on the release? The shoot was wrapped up only a day before and still the Censor wasn't done even though just 7 more days were left. Time is running out for 'Nannaku Prematho'!
Actually, 'Nannaku Prematho' and 'Dictator' were scheduled to release on January 8th and 14th respectively. It was because of the delay in shooting, The NTR-starrer got pushed to 13th of January. Had if it was released on the previously announced date, There used to 6 days gap between the two biggie. Unfortunately, There is a direct clash at the Box Office now.
'Nannaku Prematho' releases in 1,700 screens on Day 1. On the second day itself, The screen count will fall to less than 1,000 due to 'Dictator' (800-900 screens) and 'Express Raja' (300-400 screens). How can Distributors offer more screens to 'Nannaku Prematho' when the makers failed to give them proper assurance on the release? The shoot was wrapped up only a day before and still the Censor wasn't done even though just 7 more days were left. Time is running out for 'Nannaku Prematho'!