Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathan creates history in advance booking with over 5.6 lakh tickets sold

The wait is finally over. starring Pathan Shahrukh Khan has been released in theaters today, 25 January. The trailer of the Siddharth Anand-directed film promises action-packed VFX. film that you will also see Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles, is the latest installment of Yash Raj Films’ espionage universe of Tiger series and Post War. Pathan has been in the news ever since the announcement of the film.

The film has now set a new record in its advance booking with a total of 5.6 lakh tickets, which is the second highest advance booking grosser as compared to previous blockbuster releases. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer has left behind films including Yash’s KGF 2 and Hrithik Roshan’s War. While KGF 2 (Hindi Dubbed) sold around 5.15 lakh tickets, War managed to grab Bollywood Theater enthusiast by selling over 4.10 lakh tickets. It was SS Rajamouli directed Baahubali which was the highest advance booking grosser with 6.50 lakh sales.

The film is going to make a historic opening at the box office with a collection of Rs 45 to 50 crores on the first day. Especially considering its advance booking, box office revival will start with ‘Pathan’, which is very rare. It is a great start to 2023 despite it being a working day.

According to experts, Pathan will be released on 5200 screens. India (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) as well as 2500 other screens in the international market. This brings the total number of screens worldwide to 7700. Pathan will hit the theaters in over 100 countries. Sharing the update, Taran Adarsh ​​first tweeted, “‘Pathan’ records 100+ countries, 2500+ screens overseas…Pathan hits a century…Releases in 100+ countries, highest ever for any Indian film.” Biggest ever for… Total Screen Count: 2500 + [Overseas]… An encouraging sign for the theatrical biz, especially after the pandemic.”

The action spectacle, Pathan will see Shah Rukh Khan as a spy in exile. He embarks on a mission with Deepika Padukone to fight against John Abraham’s terrorist organization Outfit X, which plans to launch a heinous attack on India. Interestingly, there will be an extended cameo in the film Salman Khan as Tiger. The reunion of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan has got both their fans and the loyal audience of Bollywood completely ecstatic.

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