Tamil movie “Rocky” to be released on December 23

Granted, a number of expensive movies awaiting the end of the covid-19 pandemic are no longer wasting time and rushing to lock down dates, even if it means competing with another big movie on release day.

This month the last Spider Man The film will premiere on the same day as Allu Arjun’s multilingual action film. Pushpa. Sankranthi weekend in January will see Prabhas Radhe Shyam clash with Pawan Kalyan Bheemla Nayak, just a week before Baahubali the highly anticipated director SS Rajamouli RRR will hit the screens.

that of Aamir Khan Laal Singh Chaddha also will compete with the period drama KGF, a popular franchise in April. Trade experts say these films have wasted more than a year pending their theatrical release and huge investments are stalled, but the next few days will see a big game of power among producers and distributors in locking down the films. screens and broadcast schedules. Proof that it is never wise for two great films to clash, that of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Gangubai Kathiawadi was moved in February to avoid going out at the same time RRR.

Trade experts agree there were clashes even before the pandemic, but the number of titles awaiting release now plays a big role in films arriving on the same day. Obviously, big movies want to come at the most opportune times and many see the holidays as weeks when people have more free time and maybe more spending capacity as well. In the short term, that will probably be a good thing as long as there is no congestion. Avoiding a confrontation can be a wise decision if the week is busy.