John Abraham had a great 2018 and 2019. Three out of five films, ‘Parmanu’ (2018), ‘Satyameva Jayate’ (2018) and ‘Batla House’ (2019) were huge hits. Even the two flops, ‘Romeo Akbar Walter’ (2019) and ‘Pagalpanti’ (2019) had a decent opening and would have worked if the reports were positive. In 2020, the actor had no release due to the pandemic. In 2021, ‘Mumbai Saga’ was one of the first films to be released in cinemas. But due to low excitement, fears of the second wave and negative word of mouth, the film flopped miserably. A lot of hopes, meanwhile, were pinned on ‘Satyameva Jayate 2’ (2021) as the first part was a smashing success. Sadly, the second part failed to generate any buzz. It was opened at just Rs. 2.92 crore and ended its run with a paltry Rs. 13.10 crore as the audience found it very poor.
John Abraham is now back with ‘Attack’, which releases tomorrow, April 1. The film was supposed to release on January 28 and was pushed due to the third wave. The teaser promised a tale of a super soldier who saves the Parliament of India from terrorists. Not just one, but two theatrical trailers were released, with the second promo getting a good response from the audience. There’s a curiosity to see the movie due to its unique concept. Besides John, the film also stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh.
During ‘Satyameva Jayate 2′, John had made several tall claims. However, while promoting ‘Attack’, he’s avoiding a repeat and wants the content to talk for itself. Interestingly, this is the first part of the ‘Attack’ franchise with the sequel already being planned, even before the release of part one.
The hype for ‘Attack’, however, is limited. Moreover, many haven’t yet seen the big-budget ‘RRR’ (2022), which released last week, and has been unanimously loved. Hence, for a section of the audience, ‘RRR’ will be the first choice. ‘Attack’ will open in the range of Rs. 3-4.50 crore and can grow if public reports are encouraging. There’s no major Hindi release next week and hence, ‘Attack’ will have a clean run till April 13.
The other big release is the Hollywood film, ‘Morbius’. It is a Marvel movie and connected to the Spider-Man and Venom universe. Marvel is a big brand but for ‘Morbius’, the excitement is hardly there. Many are not even aware of its release and if they are aware, some don’t know that it’s a Marvel film. An opening of Rs. 1-1.50 crore is expected.
