<P> The film drew a number of negative reactions from the film critics . Subhra Gupta gave the film a half - star out of five in The Indian Express, saying "After all the shoot - outs and bang - bangs are over, you are left with a film which leaves you with so little new that you wonder if there's any juice left in this style of retro gangsta flick . Or are we heading for a third - time - in - Mumbai - Tibara?" Rajeev Masand of CNN - IBN gave the film 1.5 out of five stars, describing the film as the "equivalent of getting a root canal". He criticised the naivety of the three leads: Kumar for his "in - your - face flamboyance", Khan for playing an "urban rich kid slumming it out at a dress - up party" and both for "rat - a-tat punch lines", but praised Sonali Bendre's cameo as Mumtaz . Mohar Basu gave the film two out of five stars in Koimoi, criticising the melodrama and the "lacklustre chemistry", remarking that the film "lacks the effervescence and naturalness of its prequel". </P> <P> Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! and its prequel Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai have been described as having a storyline and characters similar to the life of Dawood Ibrahim . Luthria and Kapoor have "repeatedly drilled home the notion that Shoaib Khan could be any gangster and not necessarily Dawood" a position that Kumar has also stated . </P> <P> Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! opened well, with sold - out showings (particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad) due to its release on Independence Day eve . Due to limited screen availability (about 1,000), Balaji Motion Pictures negotiated with the producers of Chennai Express to release 1,000 more screens for a total of 2,700 . Despite the low number of screens, the film netted ₹ 90 million (US $1.4 million) on its opening day . Due to competition from Chennai Express the film earned ₹ 366.40 million (US $5.6 million) (₹ 273 million (US $4.2 million) three - day) over its extended four - day weekend, considered a poor result . Earnings dropped on Monday to ₹ 40 million (US $610,000). The film did better on Tuesday and Wednesday due to Raksha Bandhan, earning ₹ 85 million (US $1.3 million) on both days . It earned ₹ 510.90 million (US $7.8 million) (₹ 485.40 million (US $7.4 million) seven - day) during its eight - day first week . During its second weekend the film dropped nearly 90 percent, earning ₹ 45 million (US $690,000) to bring its total to ₹ 555 million (US $8.5 million). The film earned ₹ 70 million (US $1.1 million) during its second week, bringing its total to ₹ 580 million (US $8.9 million). Despite this, it was declared a "flop" by Box Office India . The film did not do well overseas, earning $1.55 million during its first weekend . </P> <P> Satellite rights to Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! were acquired by Sony Max, along with three other films produced by Balaji Motion Pictures . The other films, acquired for about ₹ 270 - 300 million (US $− 4.6 million), were Ek Thi Daayan, Lootera and Shootout at Wadala; the latter was acquired for ₹ 220 million (US $3.4 million). Satellite rights to the film were later confirmed as ₹ 450 million (US $6.9 million). After the film's poor box - office performance, its producers and Sony Max moved its world television premiere up to 29 September 2013, within a month of the film's theatrical release . Satellite rights of the film fetched ₹ 45 crore (US $6.9 million) which is a record for Akshay kumar . </P>

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