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Updated November 20th, 2018 at 16:30 IST

Exclusive: Theater owners demand refund for Aamir Khan's 'Thugs of Hindostan' post heavy losses, confirms trade analyst

After crossing the Rs 100 Crore mark in just the first three days, the collections of 'Thugs of Hindostan' took a nosedive eventually. This has led to a huge loss for many theater owners, who have now seem to have demanded a financial compensation from YRF. 

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Aamir Khan's 'Thugs of Hindostan' has turned into a dud at the box office. After crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in just the first three days, the collections took a nosedive eventually. Collections seemed to have slowed to a crawl as the film raked in only Rs 140 crore in total on its second Monday. This has led to a huge loss for many exhibitors, who have now demanded a financial compensation from YRF. 

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Republic TV exclusively got in touch with popular trade analyst Akshaye Rathi to confirm these reports are true and he corroborated. Speaking about the same he said, "Yes there seems to have been an attempt from exhibitors to ask YRF for some kind of compensation, either for this film or for any future films from them. B and C centers, single screens have been more affected and have suffered a heavy loss." 

However, he was also quick to point out that the this is not something new as he said, "This is nothing new though. Shah Rukh Khan had done it for Dilwale, Salman Khan for Tubelight and Rajinikanth is known to compensate for losses when his films have not worked. Plus, YRF holds a lot of credibility, so I am sure that they will ensure that their losses are covered."

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With exhibitors in the country looking a major loss, everyone's eyes are now set on China where the film be screened next. China has become Aamir Khan's bastion with many of his films doing incredibly well including 'Secret Superstar', which only had him as an extended cameo. Meanwhile, the critics as well the general public has not been kind on the film. Many are claiming it to be one of the biggest flops for Mr. Perfectionist in more than a decade. In fact, it is being said that the film has fared even worse than Salman Khan's 'Tubelight', which was box office disaster. 

'Thugs of Hindostan' saw Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan come together on the silver screen for the first time. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the film also stars Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh. 

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Published November 20th, 2018 at 15:52 IST

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