Sam Bahadur Box Office: Strong Advance Booking Response
Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur, releasing against a major film, has garnered a strong response in advance bookings. The film has sold 49,222 tickets in advance, securing an advance booking collection of over 1 crore 60 lakh. Industry expectations suggest Sam Bahadur could achieve a minimum opening of 4 to 5 crore at the box office if it receives positive reviews.
Tiger 3 Box Office: Current Collections and Worldwide Performance
Salman Khan’s Tiger 3, released on November 12 during Diwali, is currently in its third week and continues to register good collections. The film, made on a budget of 350 crore, was released across approximately 9000 screens in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. While Tamil and Telugu collections were not particularly strong, the Hindi market has shown very good performance.
Tiger 3 achieved an India net collection of over 275 crore within 16 days. On its 17th day, the all-India net collection stood at 2 crore 81 lakh. For its 18th day, initial reports indicate an India net collection of 2 crore 50 lakh. This brings Tiger 3’s all-India net collection to 280 crore 69 lakh, with an India gross collection of 334.3 crore.
From the overseas market, the film has accumulated 117 crore. With this, Tiger 3’s worldwide total gross collection has reached 460 crore. Its potential to reach 500 crore worldwide will be determined by screen availability and collections over the next two days, following the release of Animal.
Salaar Box Office: Overseas Advance Booking Strong Start
Pan India Superstar Prabhas’s Salaar, directed by Prashanth Neel, is set for release on December 21. The film’s overseas advance booking commenced several days ago and has been accumulating significant collections.
In the USA, Salaar has collected $362,000 in advance bookings. From the UK, the film has earned $13,000, and from other countries, an additional $28,000. This totals Salaar’s overseas advance booking collection to $533,000, which converts to approximately 4 crore 50 lakh rupees in Indian currency. Despite considerable time remaining until its release, the film has already achieved advance bookings in the range of 4.5 crore from overseas markets.
Animal Box Office: Historic Advance Booking and Comparisons
Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, has recorded historic advance booking collections, surpassing Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 in this regard. The film is confirmed to deliver a significantly larger opening day box office performance than Tiger 3.
Animal is releasing in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Advance bookings have already begun for four versions: Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil.
For its first day, the Hindi version of Animal has secured an India advance booking collection of 18 crore 55 lakh. The Telugu version’s first-day advance booking stands at 1 crore 43 lakh, while the Kannada and Tamil versions have collected 27 lakh. This brings Animal’s total first-day all-India advance booking to 20 crore 25 lakh. The film’s weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) India advance booking has reached 31 crore 43 lakh.
From overseas markets, Animal has earned $847,000 in advance bookings, equivalent to 7 crore 58 lakh rupees in Indian currency. Combining India and overseas figures, Animal’s worldwide total advance booking collection has exceeded 39 crore.