Director Prashanth Neel's Salaar has been doing exceptionally well in the Telugu States and foreign countries (especially the US). The success in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is on the expected lines.

Salaar has already achieved breakeven in Nizam and the US. However, it is doing poorly in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

Lack of promotions is the main reason for the poor performance in those States. The makers of Salaar were overconfident about their film pulling off well in TN and Kerala on its own. In Kannada, they hoped that the popularity of Neel will do magic.

A section of social media users are alleging that the BO numbers claimed by Hombale Films are fake. "They are peddling fake numbers so that Salaar looks dominant compared to Dunki," a Bollywood fan said. Shah Rukh Khan's fans have been sharing screenshots, images, etc to convey the point that Salaar is running to near-empty theatres in TN, Karnataka and Kerala.

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Take a look at the tweets:

#Prabhas Mania has gripped nation....All of sudden on working today Tuesday, people of India realized after having 5 days of holiday, that #Prabhas is their love and they should watch #Salaar as soon as possible ...So they all of them flocked to BMS app and booked tickets for 1st…
— Movie_Reviews (@Movie_reviewsss) December 26, 2023

Hindi Shows in Bangalore getting Sold Out that too for 6 AM while the rest of the day is totally green 😂😂.

Also, these early morning shows weren't even there for day 1 in Hindi.
Maybe added for the reason you all know 😂😂
— Vishesh (@kedia_vishesh) December 26, 2023

#Salaar Day6 Bangalore Hindi early morning shows

Ippudu full anukovala

Cancel shows anukovala ....

Edo mottaniki Mafia working 🙏🙏🙏🎉 pic.twitter.com/c2QknQjBUR
— ............. (@VijayB_PK) December 26, 2023

People of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh are not going for the Telugu shows tomorrow, but they will go early morning for the Hindi shows.
Supporting our Hindi language more than Telugu, Respect 🫡#Salaar pic.twitter.com/mqJ6wijIwN
— R ✈️ (@itzzrashmi) December 26, 2023