This week’s big release, Adipurush, commenced its advance bookings on Sunday, and they have caught on fire in the Hindi version. There is a huge demand for the 3D version, and the shows are getting sold out at a brisk pace.
The highest pre-sales for any film in the history of Indian cinema is 6 lakh tickets sold by Baahubali 2. Then comes Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, which sold 5.56 Lakh tickets in advance before its release. KGF 2 stands 3rd with around 5 Lakh tickets.
The trade expects that Adipurush will easily touch the 4 lakh tickets mark by Thursday midnight. The film is poised to take an opening of Rs. 25-30 crore minimum in the Hindi version. If the film gets positive talk and the ticket sales over the counter are huge, then a 40-crore opening in Hindi cannot be ruled out.
Here are the Top Hindi Openers(with South stars as Heroes):
1. KGF Chapter 2: 54 cr
2. Baahubali2: 41 cr
3. Saaho: 24 cr
4. 2 Point0: 20.5 cr
5. RRR Movie: 20 cr
6. Kabali: 5.2 cr
7. Baahubali: 5.1 cr
8. Radhe Shyam: 4 cr
9. Pushpa The Rise: 3.5 cr
10. PS2: 2.2 cr
Adipurush is sure to enter the Top 3. We have to see if it can cross the 40-crore mark like Baahubali 2 did in 2017.
