The new film "Pathaan" starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham has sold over one lakh tickets across major cinema chains on its first day of advance booking, which opened a day earlier than planned.
Trade experts predict that the film will earn an opening collection of â¹35-40 crore when it releases on January 25 and may gross â¹150-200 crore in India over the first weekend and â¹300 crore worldwide.
Trade analyst Atul Mohan has shared that a total of 90,000 tickets were sold on the first day of the advance booking. He added that PVR has sold 35000 tickets, INOX sold 30000 and Cinepolis sold 25000 till 9pm on Thursday, January 19.
The film is directed by Siddharth Anand and will have a five-day weekend, which is expected to boost its box office numbers.