Selfiee release live updates: Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi's film records low occupancy in morning with mixed reactions

Selfiee release live updates: Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi-starrer comedy drama Selfiee has finally been released with expectations to continue the trend of the positive run at the box office. Selfiee is the official Hindi remake of the 2019 Malayalam superhit Driving Licence starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu. 

As the film releases in cinemas, we are here to provide you with the latest happenings around Selfiee with live updates. From box office prediction, advance booking collection, to first review, and social media reactions. Here's everything you need to know about Selfiee. 

Extremely low opening predicted

Selfiee had been predictd to open at Rs 6 crore but given the extremely low footfalls in the morning shows, trade insiders are now predicting the film may struggle to cross the Rs 4-crore mark, making it one of Akshay Kumar's lowest openings in recent years.

Netizens' reactions after FDFS

A few social media users have started sharing the FDFS reaction to Selfiee. On Twitter, a die-hard fan of Akshay Kumar called Selfiee a complete package and gave it 4 stars. A user panned the film, and wrote, "Finished watching #AkshayKumar & #EmraanHashmi starrer last night - #Selfiee. One word - Dull & Flat. @akshaykumar is total misfit as superstar Vijay because he isn't a superstar in the first place..Weak screenplay,direction

Here are the reactions

Finished watching #AkshayKumar & #EmraanHashmi starrer last night - #Selfiee. One word - Dull & Flat.@akshaykumar is total misfit as superstar Vijay because he isn't a superstar in the first place..
Weak screenplay,direction

Will be a disaster at the BO!
1.5/5! #SelfieeReview pic.twitter.com/X3FNPWbevs

— DUNIYA (@cine_ki_duniya) February 24, 2023

#selfieereview great movie... Full family entertainment 

4/5  pisa wasul... 
Book your tickets now@raj_a_mehta great work @emraanhashmi and @akshaykumar sir #Selfieemovie #SelfieeDay #SELFIEE #AkshayKumar #EmraanHashmi pic.twitter.com/qZiLkBk2kv

— shivam.. akkian (@RomanEmpireShi1) February 24, 2023

Single-digit occupancy for Selfiee

An exhibitor from Raipur-Dhamtari-Jagdalpur-Rewa shared an update about the low occupancy in the morning shows of Selfiee. On Twitter, he wrote, "#Selfieemovie has opened to shockingly low occupancy. Morning Show occupancy is at single digit. Now only good Word of Mouth and Positive #SelfieeReview can save the movie. Really hopefully that WOM will turn things around by afternoon."

Here's the tweet

#Selfieemovie has opened to shockingly low occupancy. Morning Show occupancy is at single digit.

Now only good Word of Mouth & Positive #SelfieeReview can save the movie.

Really hopefully that WOM will turn things around by afternoon.#SELFIEE | #AkshayKumar | #EmraanHashmi pic.twitter.com/Yh2IDerlS8

— Rajat R Lunkad (@rajatlunkad) February 24, 2023

Taran Adarsh's prediction about the fate of Selfiee's opening

Amid dull advance bookings, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about Selfiee box office collections and stated that the opening day collections and the fate of the film will depend on spot bookings and word-of-mouth. On his social media, he wrote, "All eyes on spot bookings and of course, word of mouth. #Selfiee." 

Here's the tweet

All eyes on spot bookings and of course, word of mouth. #Selfiee

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 24, 2023

Pre-release selfie of team Selfiee

A night before Selfiee's release, the team, Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi and Nushrratt Bharuccha clicked a selfie from Mumbai's premiere. Emraan shared the photo and even asked co-star Diana Penty about her absence. 

Here's the photo

Pre release #selfiee to Banta hai .until we meet again . Kahan ho aap @dianapenty  pic.twitter.com/1JITjmeo5s

— Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) February 23, 2023

Selfiee advance booking update

Given that Selfiee is getting a wide release with roughly 3000 screens, it was expected to do well in advance booking. However, the pre-sales trends for the film do not paint a very rosy picture. The advance booking was open a day before the release. Still, it could only manage to sell only 30,000 tickets in India.  As per the report of Sacnilk, the film has collected barely Rs 73.76 lakhs from the first day of advance booking.