Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer tiger 3 has received a phenomenal response from the audiences with over 60,000 tickets sold on the first day of the advance booking, according to exhibitors and trade experts. The yash Raj Films project, directed by Maneesh Sharma, is a sequel to the 2017 film tiger zinda hai and releases on november 12, the day of Diwali. The advance booking for tiger 3 opened on Sunday.
“Despite the movie releasing on the diwali day, we have already generated an advance ticket sales of 100,000 tickets, including 60,000 for the 1st day. Considering the huge fan following of salman khan across the country, and with its dubbed versions in tamil and Telugu, the movie has been able to attract audience attention beyond the hindi belt,” sanjeev kumar Bijli, Executive Director, PVR INOX Limited, said in a statement. Bijli believes the film may cross Rs 200 crore mark in its first week due to the long festive weekend.
Well-known trade expert Taran adarsh said that while advance sales for tiger 3 are encouraging, it wouldn’t be right to compare these figures to the enormous reaction that Shah Rukh Khan’s films Pathaan and Jawan achieved because of the timing of the release.
“As a film, the advance booking opened to a very good response. Till morning, in the National chain PVR, INOX and Cinepolis about 63,000 tickets were sold. You can’t compare it with Jawan and Pathaan”, adarsh told PTI. “This film is releasing on Sunday, on diwali day, when Laxmi puja is happening in the evening, so people might go on monday or might go for a spot or current booking. It is a bit too early, we will get clarity closer to the release. As of now, it is excellent,” he added.
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