02 September,2023 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
SRK in Jawan
Shah Rukh Khan's second film of the year 'Jawan' is just days away from its big release. The hype and anticipation for the film are at its peak especially after he trailer was released on August 31. The advance bookings for the film were started on September 1 and the film is all set to break some records at the box office, possibly the ones set by Khan's 'Pathaan' as well.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle late on Friday night to share an update on the number of tickets sold on day 1 of advance bookings. Jawan will be released in theatres worldwide on September 7, Thursday and the national chains sold out 138,300 tickets on opening day alone.
"#Jawan ADVANCE BOOKING STATUS: TSUNAMI LOADING!
NOTE: Tickets sold for 'Thu' / 'Day 1' at NATIONAL CHAINS⦠Update: Fri, 11.30 pm
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#PVR + #INOX: 115,200
#Cinepolis: 23,100
Total: 138,300 tickets sold," he wrote.
Bollywood Hungama previously reported the comments of some exhibitors from different parts of the nation. Kamal Gianchandani, President, MAI, CEO of PVR Pictures Ltd and Chief Business Planning & Strategy of PVR Ltd, said, "The advance is excellent. It's currently tracking higher than Pathaan. I think it's well poised for a humongous opening." He added, "The first day can be historic."
When asked if it's at par with Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion (2017) and KGF - Chapter 2 (2022), he replied, "It's difficult to comment but I would think it's more (than KGF and Baahubali)."
Rajender Singh Jyala, chief programming officer of INOX Leisure Ltd, agreed, "The advance booking is phenomenal. It is the highest advance that we have seen for any film at PVR Inox." He revealed, "We opened the booking in the morning. In less than 12 hours, we have sold over 1,25,000 tickets. This is unprecedented."
Shashank Raizada of Delite Cinemas, New Delhi, said, "The advance is superb. It is unprecedented. After a long time, we have seen advance booking of this kind! It looks like Jawan will be a huge hit. There's tremendous demand for the film."
On the question of advance is more than the other big grossers of 2023, he answered, "The advance is higher than that of Gadar 2 and Pathaan. This is very good news for the industry."
Kishore Kala from Raj Mandir, the iconic single-screen theatre in Jaipur shared, "The advance is fantastic. We have sold 5000 tickets for 4 days. For the first day, we have sold nearly 2500 tickets."
When asked to compare with the other biggies of the year, he said, "The advance is much better. Gadar 2 initially didn't have a huge advance. It gradually became big, as the release date neared. Pathaan was huge. But Jawan's sales are more than that of Gadar 2 and Pathaan."
