New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan’s much-anticipated film ‘Jawan’ is all set to hit the theatres on September 7 and the excitement is high for the Atlee directorial. The film is expected to break the opening day figures of SRK’s 'Pathaan', which had ended the box office drought at the start of the year, with trade analysts expecting day one earnings at Rs 65-70 crore.
According to ticket aggregator BookMyShow, a total of 7.5 lakh tickets have been sold in India for the film.
The film has sold around 3 lakh 91 thousand tickets in national chains, including PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted the advance booking update on X.
"Out of the 10 lakh capacity on opening day, we've sold about 25 percent of the tickets, which is like 2.5 lakh tickets sold for Thursday across PVR INOX (screens). It is a very big number and early estimates suggest that it can be bigger than 'Pathaan'," PVR-INOX Ltd Executive Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli told PTI.
"People are saying that this will be an opening day of Rs 65 to 70 crore, which is bigger than 'Pathaan'. The opening day figure for 'Pathaan' was Rs 55 crore. So hopefully it will be bigger than 'Pathaan',” he was quoted as saying by PTI.
‘Pathaan, Shah Rukh’s comeback film after a hiatus of almost four years, was a blockbuster, with reported earnings of Rs 1,050 crore.
"The situation is crazy across single-screen theatres and multiplexes both. It is difficult to predict the business. It will at least do Rs 70 crore on day one (in India)," Mumbai-based trade expert Komal Nahta agreed told PTI.
G20 Summit in Delhi not to affect Jawan's collection
In Delhi, the film releases ahead of the G20 Summit on September 9-10 with several heads of state, including US President Joe Biden, set to attend the event. While the city will remain open during the weekend, restrictions will be imposed on a small part of the NDMC area.
Bijli told PTI that he is not worried about the theatrical business taking a hit in central Delhi because of G20 restrictions. It would mean four PVR theatres -- PVR Plaza, Rivoli, Odeon and ECX Chanakyapuri -- shut during the summit.
"They are single screen theatres with a total capacity of about 2,000 seats so that really wouldn't have much of an impact because the loss for that will be compensated by the fact that Delhi has a four-day weekend," he told PTI.
Jawan at Mumbai's Gaiety-Galaxy
In Mumbai, Gaiety-Galaxy, a prominent single-screen theatre, about 90 per cent of its seats are sold out.
“By Thursday, it will be houseful. We are happy with the golden run of movies in theatres, especially in single-screen theatres. I think because of ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Gadar 2’, the business in single screen has revived. The industry has bounced back in a big way. With ‘Jawan’ things are looking positive,” Manoj Desai, executive director of Gaiety, Galaxy and Maratha Mandir Cinema, told PTI.
Jawan craze in South India
The film has a huge craze in south India also as most of its cast is from the south film industry including Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi.
"Looking at the advance booking response for the film, I think on day one, the film should do Rs 20 to 25 crore from the South market, and overall, it should do Rs 70 to 75 crore across India. If the movie is reasonably good, then the lifetime business of the movie will be Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 crore,” Chennai-based trade analyst Ramesh Bala told PTI.
Jawan also stars Sanya Malhotra, Sunil Grover, Priyamani among others in pivotal roles. Deepika Padukone also features in the film as a guest appearance.