Alexander’s estimated production budget is ₹ 200 crores, which strengthens its position as one of the most expensive Indian films ever.
By Arvind Dubey
Publish date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:00:46 PM (IST)
Updated date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:00:46 PM (IST)
Salman Khan has officially announced the release date of his film ‘Sikander’. The film will be released in theaters around the world on 30 March, Sunday. Although films are released in Bollywood on Friday, Salman has done so under a strategy. They have already adopted this strategy.
His 2023 released film Tiger-3 also premiered on Sunday. However, the decision created surprise among business experts, who questioned whether the actor had lost the opportunity to completely capitalize on the weekend of the festival. The release of Tiger 3 on Sunday proved to be an important achievement, as it emerged as the most opening film on Diwali and Salman Khan emerged as the biggest opening day ever with an impressive earning of Rs 43 crore.
In view of this example, Alexander’s upcoming release on Sunday has raised equal eagerness among fans and internal sources in the industry. The question in everyone’s mind is whether Alexander will be able to cross the impressive opening day numbers made by Tiger 3.
Alexander’s working factors
- Release date: Sunday, 30 March 2025
- Coincidence of festival: Gudi Padwa and Eid, the main festivals in India
- Benefits of the festival: hoping for big crowd and spectacular opening
Salman Khan’s films, especially during festivals, perform well at the box office. Posted as a mass entertainer with strong family sentiments, similar to Salman Khan’s previous hit films, Alexander is one of the most awaited action films of the year. Alexander is directed by AR Muradoj, who is known for blockbuster films like Ghazni.
Forecasts and Challenges: Alexander will have to earn more than Rs 43.50 crore on his third day to cross the impressive opening day record created by Tiger 3. However, the success of the film eventually depends on many factors beyond its opening day numbers. The welcome of the audience, the level of competition from Word-of-Mouth and other films, will all play an important role in determining the overall success of Alexander.
The film has an impressive lineup of actors including Rashmika Mandana, Kajal Aggarwal, Satyaraj, Sharman Joshi and Prateek Babbar with Salman Khan. On 10 April 2024, the film’s announcement with Eid-ul-Fitr created a lot of discussion between fans and internal sources in the industry. Major photography began in Mumbai in June 2024 after its official announcement, the team completed the filming by March 2025.