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The Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-led Stree 2 is scripting history at the box office as the advance bookings have gone off the roof on the final day of pre-sales. As on Wednesday at 4 PM, Stree 2 has sold 2.87 Lakh tickets for Independence Day, in addition to another 87,000 tickets sold for the paid previews for Wednesday night. The overall advance booking of Stree 2 stands at 3.74 lakh, and the film is headed towards a final booking in the range of 4.75 lakh to 5.00 lakh.
With 8 hours to go, Stree 2 has already scored the biggest advance in the history of Indian Cinema for an Independence Day release, surpassing the previous record holders, Gadar 2 (2.74 Lakh tickets) and Mission Mangal (2.71 Lakh tickets). The film is headed towards an overall Independence Day advance in the range of 3.50 Lakh to 4.00 Lakh, finding itself a place in the top 7 advance bookings of all time.
These results are beyond historic for a mid-sized film devoid of superstars, though it has a popular face in the form of Shraddha Kapoor and a credible actor like Rajkummar Rao. The advance booking of Stree 2 will zoom past Brahmastra (3.02 Lakh), Dangal (3.05 Lakh), Tiger 3 (3.07 Lakh), Sultan (3.10 Lakh), and Bharat (3.16 Lakh) by 6 PM, and should settle at the 7th spot by mid-night surpassing Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (3.40 Lakh) and Thugs of Hindustan (3.46 Lakh). Taking paid previews into account, it would be in the top 5 of all time, surpassing War (4.10 Lakh) and Animal (4.60 Lakh).
The first day business of Stree 2 is going to be humongous with a big shot at a Rs 40 crore opening day, with another Rs 7 crore to Rs 8 crore expected from the paid previews post 9.30 PM on Wednesday. There is an outside chance of hitting the Rs 50 crore number too if the film gets the capacity on Independence Day as the showcasing is not optimum due to the clash. However, credit where due, the Pen Marudhar has managed to fetch excellent showcasing for the film in North and Central India, and the best pre-sales for Stree 2 are in up in the North followed by Mumbai and Pune.
The other two releases continue to stay low in the pre-sales. While Khel Khel Mein has sold 16,000 tickets for the opening day, Vedaa has sold 12,500 tickets as on 4 PM. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
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The film Laila Majnu, starring Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary, was re-released in cinemas in August 2024. The romantic drama didn’t perform well at the box office upon its initial release in 2018 but has now been receiving a lot of love from the audience. Ayushmann Khurrana shared a heartfelt note and revealed that he was ‘obsessed’ with the movie. He also remarked that his friends kept telling him but he didn’t know he missed watching the film.
Today, August 14, 2024, Ayushmann Khurrana took to Instagram Stories and showcased his appreciation for the movie Laila Majnu. He used Mohit Chauhan’s song Hafiz Hafiz from the soundtrack in the background of his story. Ayushmann wrote, “Was always obsessed with the soundtrack, but now I’m obsessed with the film too.”
The Dream Girl 2 actor continued, “Whatta beauty. Thank you for the purity. Dost kehte reh gaye, pata nahi yeh film kaise miss ho ho gayi (Dost kehte reh gaye, pata nahi yeh film kaise miss ho ho gayi). #Laila Majnu. @sajidaliog @imtiazaliofficial @ektarkapoor @avinashtiwary15 @tripti_dimri @iamparmeetsethi @sumitkaul10.”
Have a look at Ayushmann’s story!
Laila Majnu was re-released in theaters across India on August 9. According to Pinkvilla’s box office report, it has collected Rs 2.65 crore in four days. The movie has created history by already surpassing the lifetime collections of its original run in 2018, which were Rs 2.18 crore.
Earlier, Triptii Dimri shared glimpses from the re-release press conference where she was seen hugging her Laila Majnu team including co-actor Avinash Tiwary. In the caption, she wrote, “The ‘Group Hug’ said it all. We’re all extremely happy with the kind of love our film is getting.
She further expressed, “I remember 6 years ago when the film released there were literally 10 people in the theatre.. and cut to last night there was hardly any place for us to sit…. I am crying happy tears… this film is a piece of my heart and i am so very grateful for all your love….. Thank you.”
Laila Majnu is directed by Sajid Ali. Presented by Imtiaz Ali, the romantic tragedy is produced by Ektaa R Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, and Preety Ali.
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