Mohit Suri’s romantic flick Saiyaara, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, has emerged as a huge surprise even before its release. The advance booking commenced on Monday in some cinemas without any official announcement and yet, it took a flying start. In this Bollywood Hungama special feature, we’ll focus on the ticket sales in the MovieMax chain of multiplexes.
As of Wednesday, July 16 at 11:15 am, Saiyaara has sold 2,059 tickets across its 19 cinemas and 77 screens. The number is impressive since Saiyaara is still two days away from release. As it’s usually seen, the ticket sales increase considerably on Wednesday and Thursday. Hence, it remains to be seen if it’s able to cross the 5000 or 6000 mark.
At present, Saiyaara is on the 28th slot when it comes to top advance booking grossers at MovieMax. Some of the films ahead of it are Jurassic World: Rebirth (2087 tickets), Badass Ravi Kumar (2400 tickets; had the Rs. 99 offer), Fighter (2850 tickets), Sikandar (3700 tickets), Kalki2898 AD (5100 tickets), Dunki (6300 tickets), Brahmastra (6500 tickets), Singham Again (7000 tickets), Jawan (17,500 tickets), Animal (18,600 tickets), Stree 2 (21,870 tickets), Chhaava (21,900 tickets) and Pushpa 2 – The Rule (22,500 tickets).
Meanwhile, Saiyaara has beaten prominent films like Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (1,400 tickets), Sitaare Zameen Par (1262 tickets), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1175 tickets), Kesari Chapter 2 (1146 tickets), etc. All these films opened at Rs. 10 crores plus. Hence, it won’t be wrong to predict that Saiyaara can also open in double digits.
Looking at the momentum, it is expected to go past the milestone set by Fighter and Sikandar. Can it beat films like Dunki, Brahmastra, Singham Again etc, is the question.
On the other hand, as of Wednesday, 11:00 am, Saiyaara has sold a whopping 45,000 tickets in the national chains – 33,500 tickets in PVR Inox and 11,500 tickets in Cinepolis.
The films that sold more than 1000 tickets in advance in MovieMax are as follows:
1. Pushpa 2 – The Rule (Hindi) – 22,500 tickets
2. Chhaava – 21,900 tickets
3. Stree 2 – 21,780 tickets
4. Animal (Hindi) – 18,600 tickets
5. Jawan (Hindi) – 17,500 tickets
6. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 – 13,000 tickets
7. Gadar 2 – 12,500 tickets
8. Pathaan (Hindi) – 10,500 tickets
9. Adipurush (Hindi) – 9,600 tickets
10. Tiger3 (Hindi) – 8,400 tickets
11. Singham Again – 7,000 tickets
12. Brahmastra (Hindi) – 6,500 tickets
13. Dunki – 6,300 tickets
14. Mr & Mrs Mahi – 6,300 tickets (Rs 99 offer)
15. Deadpool & Wolverine – 6,125 tickets
16. Kalk i2898 AD Hindi – 5,100 tickets
17. Article 370 – 4,800 tickets (Rs 99 offer)
18. Raid 2 – 4,400 tickets
19. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – 3,800 tickets
20. Sikandar – 3,700 tickets
21. Housefull 5 – 3,452 tickets
22. Shaitaan – 3,000 tickets
23. Fighter – 2,850 tickets
24. Salaar – 2,700 tickets
25. OMG 2 – 2,500 tickets
26. Badass Ravi Kumar – 2,400 tickets
27. Jurassic World: Rebirth – 2,087 tickets
28. Saiyaara – 2,059 tickets (2 days to go)
29. Crew – 1,900 tickets
30. Baby John – 1,700 tickets
31. Dharamveer 2 – 1,600 tickets
32. Sky Force – 1,500 tickets
33. Bad Newwz – 1,500 tickets
34. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani – 1,400 tickets
35. Dream Girl 2 – 1,360 tickets
36. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One – 1,350 tickets
37. Sitaare Zameen Par – 1,262 tickets
38. Fukrey 3 – 1,200 tickets
39. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan – 1,175 tickets
40. Crakk – 1,200 tickets (Rs 99 offer)
41. Kesari Chapter 2 – 1,146 tickets
42. Azaad – 1,115 tickets (Rs 99 offer)
43. Emergency – 1,070 tickets (Rs 99 offer)
44. Jaat – 1,005 tickets
45. Leo (Hindi) – 1,000 tickets