Khaali Peeli box office: Ishaan Khatter-Ananya Panday’s film tanks at US BO, but sells out at Gurugram drive-in

Khaali Peeli box office: Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday’s film tanked at US box office, making just ₹25000, but reportedly sold out shows at a Gurugram drive-in.

It’s a mixed report for Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday’s crime caper Khaali Peeli at the box office. The film, which debuted on various platforms through a pay-per-view model, was also released theatrically in a handful of countries, and in drive-in theatres.

Khaali Peeli box office: Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday in a still from the film.

While viewership numbers for the film aren’t available, it is being reported that the film had a negligible opening in the United States, where theatres have been allowed to open in certain territories.

According to a Bollywood Hungama report, the film made a mere $363 in the US from 11 screens, amounting to around ₹25000. In New Zealand, the film made just a little more than that, with a ₹30000 haul from seven screens. The film has also been released in Singapore, Netherlands, Austria, Fiji, Africa and Mauritius theatres.

Hindustan Times’ mixed review of the film noted, “Khaali Peeli, much like the title suggests, is a good enough option to while away your time on a couch this weekend. A popcorn-muncher straight from the belly of Bollywood, it’s a movie that will not ask much of you, and sometimes, that’s what we need from our movies.”

Khaali Peeli is available via Zee Plex, a newly unveiled pay-per-view service through which viewers can watch the film on multiple platforms, including DTH services such as TataSky and DishTV, at a cost.

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