The movie will be released on December 21...
The upcoming Shahrukh Khan film Dunki has already sold 1,44,186 tickets for 6394 shows for the opening day of the movie on December 21. This confirms the day 1 collection of at least Rs. 4.45 crore in India.
According to the report, the collection is only for the Hindi shows in the 2D format.
The film will clash with Prabhas-starrer Salaar: Ceasefire, which will be released a day later on December 22. As per another report on the portal, around 16000 tickets worth Rs. 55 lakh have been sold for Salaar's Hindi version.
The overall pre-sales is said to be around Rs. 3 crores after the sale of 125.8K tickets with the booking for the Telugu shows yet to commence.
The numbers may show a jump after the film's trailer release on Monday.
Looking positive about the response to the Shah Rukh film, film trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted Sunday night, “Despite not being a Mass Action movie, #SRK 's #Dunki has sold 100K tickets in advance already.”
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani of Sanju fame, Dunki also stars Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar, Anil Grover and Jyoti Subhash in prominent roles.
Shah Rukh recently went to Dubai for the promotion of Dunki. Talking about the film at Dubai's Global Village, he said, "I know that a lot of you people have left your homes and have made Dubai your second home.
From India, Bangladesh, the rest of the subcontinent, so many of you are here from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Now you all are far from home, but you have acquired a new home.
Still, you have a deep love for your home and have this longing to go back. This whole film talks about how home is where the heart is."
Edited By: Arusha Farooq
The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now.