'Pathaan' advance booking: Shah Rukh Khan's film likely to see a blockbuster opening

Actor Shah Rukh Khan's much-anticipated film 'Pathaan' is getting an overwhelming response ahead of its release. The advance booking of tickets for the movie is witnessing some record-breaking numbers. As per reports, approximately a million tickets have already been sold on the movie booking website BookMyShow and the cinema chain INOX has also confirmed a sale of 2.75 lakh tickets.

Confirming the ticket booking details, the official Twitter handle of INOX Movies tweeted, 'India goes berserk! A whopping 2.75 lakh #Pathaan tickets sold till weekend across all INOX cinemas in India! Do not miss the craze, book your tickets now for the biggest action blockbuster of 2023. JUST 2 DAYS FOR PATHAAN.'

Chief Programming Officer of INOX Leisure Ltd Rajender Singh Jyala told Hindustan Times, 'The fantastic booking trends for Pathaan reiterate the significance and appetite for good quality content coming out from the Indian film industry. We are already seeing records being tumbled, the major one being the highest ever advances for any Hindi film.'

'We are sure that the movie would live up to the tremendous hype that it has created, with Shah Rukh’s comeback presence along with a great line-up of stars. The entire country is looking forward to this much anticipated release, which is an absolutely encouraging sign, not only for the cinemas, but for the entire film industry. The way the Bollywood craze has come back to life, augurs well for us, and we are sure that the content line-up in the near future would sustain this hysteria, ' he added.

As per India Today report, COO, Cinemas, BookMyShow Ashish Saksena said, '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.'

Directed by Siddharth Anand, ‘Pathaan’ also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. This film marks King Khan’s return to the big screens after a gap of 4 years. It is all set to release in theatres on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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