Jawan: 15 days before release, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer sells over 10,000 tickets in USA for day 1

Shah Rukh Khan in a still from Jawan

Shah Rukh Khan began the year with the blockbuster film 'Pathaan' that went on to break every box office records. Now, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of his next titled 'Jawan'. The film is set to hit the theatres worldwide on September 7 and marks several first for the actor. Such is the hype for the film that the film has started seeing good collections 15 days before its theatrical release.

Speaking of the USA, as per box office tracker Nishit Shaw, the pre-sales have hit the mark of $165K (as per yesterday's update). Jawan has sold over 10,000 tickets collecting over Rs 1 crore at the box office .

Reportedly, Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' had reached the same number 5 days before the release of the film, 'Jawan' directed by Atlee and starring Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi has achieved the same 15 days before. The film is expected to break several records at the box office as it also brings together several pan-India stars together, in turn, expecting to bring in a different audience from across the country and world.

Now, director Atlee is upping the ante with Jawan. Sources tell us that Atlee has roped in six action directors - Spiro Razatos, Yannick Ben, Craig Macrae, Kecha Khamphakdee, Sunil Rodrigues and Anal Arasu.

Hollywood action director Razatos has worked on The Fate of the Furious (2017) and Captain America: Civil War (2016), while Ben is known as a seasoned Parkour tutor, choreographing action in Transporter 3 (2008) and Dunkirk (2017). Macrae is the mind behind the set-pieces in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Khamphakdee, who won the National Award for 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' (2017), was an obvious choice for Atlee, as was Rodrigues after collaborating with Khan in 'Pathaan'. The director was equally impressed by Arasu's work in 'Sultan' (2016).

A source shares that varied forms of action will be on display in the Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi-starrer. "Jawan will include hand-to-hand combat, bike sequences, and truck and car chases. These action set-pieces add to Atlee's vision of making a tentpole action entertainer."