By – Prakarsh Kastwar
The action movie Jawan, starring Shah Rukh Khan, has already begun taking reservations in advance across India and has already forecasted a massive opening on its September 7 release.
Advance reservations for Jawan are now available in India. The Jawan producers revealed on Friday that the bookings for the movie had begun as they released a commercial starring Shah Rukh Khan, one week before its premiere. Due to the persistent anticipation surrounding the movie, which arrives about eight months after Shah Rukh’s box office smash Pathaan, the tickets, which can cost as much as 2.4K, are selling like hotcakes. Also read: Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan earns $2 million in the US even before the release of the trailer.
Over 20K Jawan tickets sold in just an hour
Manobala Vijayabalan, a film industry analyst, claimed on Twitter or X on Friday that Shah Rukh is about to make history with Jawan, one of the most eagerly anticipated Bollywood films of the year.
Jawan advance reservations are on fire (fire emoji),” he tweeted. Excellent start following the Jawan trailer. 20.26K tickets were sold through the Indian BookMyShow website in the last hour. After Pathaan, Jawan is on track to be Shah Rukh Khan’s second movie with an opening weekend gross of $100 crore.He will be the first actor in Bollywood history to accomplish that.
Taran Adarsh, a trade analyst, added this tweet: “Jawan advance booking status: national chains off to a flying start! Note: National chains sold Thursday/Day 1 tickets. Updated at 11:45 on Friday. 32,750 for PVR + INOX and 8,750 for Cinepolis. 41,500 tickets were sold in total.
The early ticket sales for the Atlee-directed film, which also stars Shah Rukh, Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupathi, began on Friday around 10 a.m.
Costliest Jawan ticket
On September 7, Jawan will be released internationally in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. The movie is available in 2D and IMAX formats, with the priciest ticket in Delhi apparently going for a whopping $2400 at Ambience Mall. Fans do not appear to be concerned about the hefty prices, either, since it looks that the shows are nearly sold out.
Fans have also flocked to applications and made reservations for tickets in other parts of the nation. The pre-release screening for Jawan in Chennai was a great success. For the first day, nearly every performance is sold out in Chennai, Hyderabad, and other cities.
Special Jawan shows
“SRK Universe is organizing multiple shows of Jawan in over 300 cities of India,” Yash Paryani, co-founder of SRK Universe, informed the portal. On the first day, we anticipate 85,000 SRK fans to attend, and we have celebrations planned all throughout the nation to welcome Jawan.
A record for any Hindi film star, according to Pinkvilla, Shah Rukh Khan’s fan club, SRK Universe, organized fan events for this action-packed movie in over 300 cities throughout India due to the intense interest in Jawan.
Jawan craze
“Aapki aur meri bekraari khatam huyi (Your and my wait ends now),” the film’s production company Red Chillies Entertainment posted on X alongside clips of Shah Rukh from the movie. Jawan has opened up advance reservations. So order your tickets right away! On September 7, 2023, Jawan will be released internationally in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
On day one, Jawan is predicted to make 125 crores of rupees worldwide. “The momentum thus far unequivocally indicates that Jawan is poised to obliterate prior opening day records and etch its name in the annals of history,” trade expert Atul Mohan said in an interview with ETimes. According to preliminary estimates, the Hindi belt will contribute about 70 crore to the film’s opening day earnings, the southern market will contribute another 20 crore, and the global total will exceed 125 crore on the first day alone.