‘Pathaan’ advance booking: Film sells 2.5 lakh tickets, set for ₹300cr worldwide opening weekend

The advance bookings for Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Pathaan’ opened on January 19 and the film has already sold over one lakh tickets across major cinema chains. As per trade experts, the Sidharth Anand directorial is set for an opening collection of Rs35-40 crore when it releases on January 25.

The film is also likely to earn ₹150-200 crore in India over the first weekend and ₹300 crore worldwide.

Taking to Twitter, trade analyst Atul Mohan shared that a total of 90,000 tickets were sold on the first day of the advance booking. He added that PVR sold 35000 tickets, INOX sold 30000 and Cinepolis sold 25000 till 9pm on January 19.

Speaking with Hindustan Times, Atul said, ‘The trend is that the advance bookings are at highest on the first day, and then it peaks on the day before release. We can safely say that the shows are good. Four out of five screens are being given to Pathaan at most properties like Cinepolis, PVR and INOX etc.’

Producer and film business analyst Girish Johar said, ‘Box office is very dynamic and the numbers for advance booking for day one and first half of day two - all languages and all formats- are very good. It is contrary to how films scored last year, it is really heartening. The film has already crossed 2.5 lakh ticket sales. I see the film making anywhere between ₹37- ₹40 crore on day one. If everything is on track and the film is what the audience expects it to be, Pathaan may safely gross ₹300 crore worldwide by the end of the first weekend. In India, it can do ₹175- ₹200 crore.’

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