Varun Dhawan’s Judwaa 2 beats Aamir Khan’s dangal on TV, received 2.45 crores impression in just two screenings.
Varun Dhawan’s Judwaa 2 was one of the biggest box office hits of 2017. After a huuge success at the box office, the movie has now created emerged as huge hit on TV as well. In terms of TV viewing, it has beaten all Bollywood movies of 2017 expect Bahubali 2. The film has put up huge numbers on second viewing.
The movie even beaten Aamir Khan’s Dangal which was a huge blockbuster at the box office. The first two viewing numbers of Judwaa 2 are as much as the first three viewings of Dangal. The movie received 1.5 crores impression on its premiere followed by 0.9 crore impressions in the second viewing. This takes the total to nearly 2.4 crores in just two viewings.
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The film has beaten the first screening numbers of big films like Bajirao Mastani, Raees, Dilwale, Airlift, Kaabil, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, and others on its second screening. The top films on television in 2017 in terms of first three screenings are as follows. The numbers are impressions which are the number of television sets viewing the film.
- Bahubali – The Conclusion – 5.85 crore
- Judwaa 2 – 2.45 crore (2 Screenings Only)
- Dangal – 2.39 crore
- DJ – 2.12 crore (Telugu film Duvvada Jagannadham dubbed)
- Toilet Ek Prem Katha – 1.86 crore
In the last two years, Baahubali 2 and Sultan are the biggest blockbusters on television. Baahubali 2 is in its own league but Judwaa 2 could go ahead of Sultan which has 3.4 crore impressions in first five screenings and Judwaa 2 is in with a good chance of beating that number.