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Tickets For 'RRR' Screening Sold Out In 98 Seconds At LA's Famous Chinese Theatre
It's interesting to note that in just 98 seconds, all tickets at the biggest IMAX theatre in the world, which seats 932 people, were sold out.
New Delhi: SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' has left the western audience speechless throughout its ongoing Oscar campaign. The TCL's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles is scheduled to host a screening of the movie starring Jr. NTR and Ram Charan, on January 9, as a part of Beyond Fest's 'EncoRRRe.' It's interesting to note that in just 98 seconds, all tickets at the biggest IMAX theatre in the world, which seats 932 people, were sold out.
The news was announced on Twitter via the Beyond Fest official account. According to Beyond fest, this had never happened before for an Indian film.
They captioned the tweet writing, "It's official and it's historic. RRR Movie sold out at the Chinese Theatres at IMAX in 98 seconds. There has never been a screening like this of an Indian film before because there has never been a film like RRR before."
They further added in the comment box, "And thank you to everyone who bought tickets and we apologize to everyone who wasn't successful. We will have a standby line on the day to fill available seats & will post here if any tix open up."
It's official and it's historic. @RRRMovie sold out the @ChineseTheatres @IMAX in 98 seconds. There has never been a screening like this of an Indian film before because there has never been a film like RRR before. Thank you @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @mmkeeravaani pic.twitter.com/GjR0s6A6b1
— Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) January 4, 2023
Fans reacted to the tweet with complete astonishment. One of them wrote, "Hey ChineseTheatres, Sell More tickets if seats r not available. Fans n the audience will buy d tickets if they don't have seats also no issue. In South India fans' shows will run with 2k r 3k attendance whereas d theatre capacity will b 700 r 900. It will b an unforgettable experience!!", while another one commented, "Happy for those who got in. Not lucky here. The many times I had a ticket in my cart only to be told there weren't any available was a constant tease."
A third one wrote, "RRR mania engulfing the globe" and a fourth came up with, "Amazing to know. WOW! the craze is refusing to fade."
'RRR' had previously been screened at the Chinese Theatre in October where it garnered a tremendous response. The 932 seats at the theatre were sold out in 20 minutes, according to a report by Deadline. The movie made $21,000 from the single showing, bringing its total box office revenue since its re-release to $221,156. This time Rajamouli and the stars will also be there for the screening.
Meanwhile, Rajamouli also received the 'Best Director' Award from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Congratulations @ssrajamouli 💥💥❤️ @nyfcc 🙌🏻
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) January 5, 2023
You made us proud. Salute Captain 🫡 pic.twitter.com/3Ip7wL6tFk
In addition to that, 'RRR' will be represented at the January 11th Golden Globes 2023 by Rajamouli, Ram Charan, and Jr NTR. The movie is up for awards in the categories of 'Best Original Song' and 'Best Non-English Language Film'.
'RRR' is a fictional story based on the lives of Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, two well-known rebels who lived in the pre-independence era of the 1920s. While Ram Charan played Ram, Jr. NTR aka Tarak was seen as Bheem.
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