'Pushpa 2' advance booking crosses ₹30cr in India
What's the story
The much-awaited film Pushpa 2: The Rule, featuring Allu Arjun, has broken a new record in advance bookings in India.
With four days remaining for its release on Thursday, December 5, the film's pre-release ticket sales have already crossed a whopping ₹30.88 crore for the opening day.
The number highlights the humongous popularity of the sequel to last year's blockbuster Pushpa: The Rise.
Booking details
'Pushpa 2' advance booking: Regional breakdown and format popularity
The Telugu version of Pushpa 2 dominates advance bookings with ₹10.28 crore, followed by Hindi and Malayalam versions, which contributed ₹7.45 crore and ₹46.69 lakh respectively for 2D screenings.
The film has also witnessed strong sales in IMAX 2D and 3D formats, further adding to these numbers.
Regionally, Telangana leads with ticket sales worth ₹6.76 crore (₹9.38 crore with blocked seats included).
Global reach
'Pushpa 2' ticket sales and global impact
Till now, Pushpa 2 has sold around 6.6 lakh tickets for 16,006 shows in India, raking in ₹21.49 crore in ticket sales.
With blocked seats, the advance booking collections amount to a whopping ₹30.88 crore.
Internationally, the film is making waves with advance bookings in the USA contributing to an estimated overseas collection of ₹70 crore.
Early estimates suggest a worldwide opening-day gross of ₹303 crore, ₹233 crore of which is expected from the domestic market alone.
Pre-release controversy
Controversy surrounds 'Pushpa 2' ahead of release
Meanwhile, the film has been caught in a controversy with lead actor Arjun. A Hyderabad-based environmentalist, Srinivas Goud, had filed a complaint against the star for calling his fans an "Army" during a promotional event.
Goud argued the term "Army" has honorable significance and shouldn't be used lightly.
The Jawahar Nagar Police are now investigating the matter.