Pathaan becomes the biggest release for a Hindi film in the history of Indian cinema. Know the details
One million tickets were booked in advance and the action film crossed Rs 50 crore in advance bookings
By Priyadarshini Patwa
One of the most-awaited films of the year, Pathaan, released worldwide on January 25. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, the movie broke a major box office record even before its release. As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Pathaan, as of January 23, became the highest ticket-selling Hindi film for the opening day with 4.19 lacs tickets, surpassing Hrithik Roshan's War (4.10 lakh) and Aamir Khan's Thugs Of Hindostan (3.46 lakh).
As per Indian Express, the action film crossed Rs 50 crore in advance bookings, including a sale of tickets worth more than Rs 23 crore for day one, and over Rs 13 crore for day two. Overall, a whopping one million tickets were booked in advance for the film on BookMyShow.
"After a long four-year wait, Shah Rukh Khan is all set for an electrifying comeback with Pathaan jet-setting on advance sales. The much-awaited action-thriller has crossed 1 million tickets in advance sales on BookMyShow already. Advance sales for Pathaan have been opening up in phases with over 3500 screens available on the platform so far, even as a surge in demand has led select cinemas across India to open up early morning shows for the film", Ashish Saksena, COO - Cinemas, BookMyShow, told India Today.
Given the high demand for tickets, the 300 shows were increased by exhibitors after the first show. The total screen count now is 8000 worldwide across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions. This includes 5,500 domestic screens and 2,500 international screens, according to Taran Adarsh. This makes it the biggest-ever release for a Hindi film in the history of Indian cinema.
Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan is the fourth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe. The other parts were Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai and War. SRk's Pathaan tells the story of an exiled RAW agent named Pathaan, played by SRK, who fights a terror organisation named Outfit X that is planning attacks on India. As per Times Now, the OTT rights of the film have already been sold to Amazon Prime Video for Rs 100 crore, and it is likely to premiere digitally in April.
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