Everything in this world is subjective but the numbers are objective
And you know what's the beauty of numbers?
The same number can be interpreted differently by different people
Yet the value remains the same!
Welcome to the Number game with me Himesh!
Where we discuss nothing but numbers, i.e the box office collections of feature films.
In today's episode of Number Game, we'll be discussing the advance booking status of KGF Chapter 2
The movie releases 4 years after the first part which had clashed with Zero at the box office
The chapter 1 which featured Yash as Rocky
Collected 45 crores at the box office, Yes that's not a big number but yet
It set the platform for Chapter 2 to explode in the Hindi belts,
Guess what?
The opening day of chapter 2 might be more than the lifetime collection of KGF 1 in the Hindi belts
Well that's what the advance booking data suggests.
KGF Chapter 2 is roaring at the box office as far as the advance ticket sales are concerned
In less than 72 hours the film has sold four and a half lakh tickets in the Hindi belt
Which means a gross collection of nearly 12 crores in no time
The film started to register houseful boards at multiple properties
Let's take an example of a single screen in Mumbai that is Gaiety Galaxy,
The film is recording near houseful capacity for the first day,
With two and a half days still remaining for the release.
The same is the case with Cinepolis in Patna which is sold out for the opening day
And Friday, Saturday and Sunday are also in the fast filling mode,
The craze of KGF 2 is real it is among the most hyped film in the Hindi belts in the last 2 years
Or maybe the last four years.
The advance booking for KGF is competing with just one film and that is War
The cherry on the cake for Chapter 2 lies in the fact that
Shahid Kapoor's Jersey has now been postponed
This means KGF will now be a solo release on April 14th.
This gives the film a shot of surpassing the opening day collection of War
That is surpassing the 50 crores mark at the box office
Though a lot would depend on the walk-in audience as at some of time
the Ramadan factor will also kick in especially in the mass belts.
If we do a macro-analysis of the tickets sold in the national chain that
that is in PVR, Inox and Cinepolis who control the major chunk of the business of feature films in the Hindi belt,
KGF Chapter 2 has sold around 95,000 tickets for the weekend in PVR
75,000 tickets for the weekend in cinepolis and over 80,000 tickets for the weekend in Inox
Which takes the total pre-sale for the opening weekend in the 3 national chains to 2,50,000 tickets.
And mind you, we still have two and a half days left for the release.
What do these numbers mean?
Because every number needs to be given a context.
KGV chapter 2 is competing with Hindi films like War, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo,Thugs of Hindostan,Sultan and Bharat
War holds the record for selling maximum tickets in advance at the national chain.
The Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff film had sold 4,05,000 tickets in advance.
Yes you heard it right, 4,05,000 tickets.
And with two and a half days still left for the release,
KGF2 has already sold two and a half lakh tickets.
KGF 2 is sure to go past films like Bharat, Sultan, and Thugs of Hindostan
And it remains to be seen if it can surpass Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and War as well.
KGF is a box office monster already.
As a 40 crores start in the Hindi belts is assured.
It's going to be the walk-in audience that will decide if the film earns 45 crores, 50 crores or 55 crores on the opening day
Nonetheless the advanced bookings are historic.
The openings are going to be historic.
And the cherry on top as we mentioned before,
Jersey has been delayed, which would give KGF 2 an optimum showcasing as well
So, that was it from today's episode of Number Game.
Do let us know in the comment section below what are your expectations from the box office performance of KGF2
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