Pathaan crosses Rs 50 crore in advance booking, to release in over 100 countries: Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback vehicle has already sold tickets worth Rs 23 cr for day 1

TOP 5
Ticket Sales Of *Day 1*… #Hindi and #Hindi dubbed films…
NOTE: National chains only.

1. #Baahubali2 #Hindi 6.50 lacs
2. #KGF2 #Hindi 5.15 lacs
3. #Pathaan 4.19 lacs* [1 day pending]
4. #War 4.10 lacs
5. #TOH 3.46 lacs pic.twitter.com/JzUmqbVRPK

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 23, 2023

The advance sales for Pathaan are highter than Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s War (2019), which was Pathaan’s director Siddharth Anand’s last film, and Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif’s Thugs of Hindostan (2018). It trails only the Hindi dubbed versions of Baahubali 2 and KGF: Chapter 2.

TOP 5
Ticket Sales Of *Day 1*… #Hindi and #Hindi dubbed films…
NOTE: National chains only.

1. #Baahubali2 #Hindi 6.50 lacs
2. #KGF2 #Hindi 5.15 lacs
3. #Pathaan 4.19 lacs* [1 day pending]
4. #War 4.10 lacs
5. #TOH 3.46 lacs pic.twitter.com/JzUmqbVRPK

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 23, 2023

Pathaan will release in more than 100 countries, the highest for any Indian film ever. YRF’s Nelson D’Souza, vice president, International Distribution, said in a statement, “Pathaan is the widest release for any YRF film ever in the overseas territories. In fact, it is the widest release for an Indian film globally! Shah Rukh Khan is hands down the biggest superstar internationally and there is unparalleled demand for Pathaan to be released across the world given the hype that the film is carrying.”

The buzz for the film is high as the audience is looking forward Shah Rukh Khan’s return to the big screen (in a starring role) after a gap of over four years. With the unprecedented hype that the film is carrying, it is expected to open on a grand note at the box office, and early predictions by trade experts suggest that the first day box office collection of Pathaan could cross Rs 40 crore.

It’s 50 For #PathaanAdvanceBookings💥#Pathaan Advance Booking Gross✅💥

1st Day: 23.16 Cr [765271 tickets sold]
2nd Day: 13.38 Cr Cr [455622 tickets sold]
Other Days: 13.92 Cr [582987 tickets sold]

Total: 50.46 Cr Gross [1803880 tickets sold]

Note: All India, All Shows!!🔥💥

— Sacnilk Entertainment (@SacnilkEntmt) January 23, 2023

PVR’s joint managing director Sanjay Bijli said in a statement, “We have a phenomenal opening of ‘Pathaan’ with advances of close to 5 lakh admissions for the first long weekend of the movie releasing on 25th January. This will be the first SRK film that will open at 6 am in PVR cinemas. A movie truly made for the Big Screen experience, we are seeing an increasing preference to watch this movie in our premium formats like IMAX, ICE, 4DX and P [XL]. In addition to South India where the movie is being released in Tamil and Telugu, it has opened really well.

Pathaan is a part of producer Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe, and is set to release on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Shah Rukh will also be seen in the films Jawan and Dunki this year, after spending over four years in a self-imposed sabbatical.