'Coolie No.1’ clocks over 1 crore impressions on satellite premiere
Premium- The satellite numbers of Coolie No.1 are around 60% better than lead actor Varun Dhawan’s last film Street Dancer 3D, which had done fairly well on satellite
NEW DELHI : Varun Dhawan-starrer Coolie No.1, heavily panned after its launch on Amazon Prime Video, has managed to grab eyeballs with its satellite premiere, clocking over one crore impressions on Zee Cinema, according to trade website Box Office India. Impressions refer to the number of individuals in thousands of a target audience who viewed an event, averaged across minutes.
The satellite numbers of Coolie No.1 are around 60% better than Dhawan’s last film Street Dancer 3D, which had done fairly well on satellite, Box Office India said, and added that the David Dhawan directed comedy has also become one of the 25 films in the last five years to top the 1 crore impressions mark on its premiere. Top TV premieres since the covid-19 pandemic began, include Akshay Kumar’s Laxmii (2.51 crore impressions), action drama War (2.12 crore) and Tanhaji-The Unsung Warrior (1.38 crore).
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