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Everything the desk has filed on Advance Booking.
Advance bookings for Drishyam 3 have already generated a ₹6.65 crore gross, making it the second‑largest opening‑day pre‑sale for Ajay Devgn since the pandemic, according to Koimoi in India.
The third instalment of the Drishyam franchise is on track for a historic opening, targeting Rs 50‑60 crore as 55,000 tickets have already been booked across major chains.
The third instalment of the Drishyam franchise sold roughly 35,000 tickets on its first day of pre‑booking, with expectations to cross 45,000 by evening, setting the stage for a Rs 55‑crore opening day forecast.
Nani's The Paradise has sold 7.71 lakh tickets worth Rs 16.42 crore gross in day-one advance bookings, running on 7,214 shows nationwide, ahead of its September 24 release across India.
Advance booking for Priyadarshan's Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, is running soft with major chains under 10,000 tickets sold, putting the opening day near Rs. 5 crore at best.
Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan's Haiwaan opens Friday with early advance bookings at 7,917 tickets and ₹18.2 lakh gross, a number expected to jump once counters open nationwide overnight.
Ahead of their shared September 10 release, Mandaadi is outpacing Sardar 2 in Tamil Nadu advance bookings, a result trade analysts didn't see coming given Sardar 2's sequel pedigree.