By Jawan has arrived, and the Box Office is ready to meet a thunderstorm. This is the second Shah Rukh Khan film in a year to have the cash registers ringing at the box office. With massive advance bookings, trade analysts predict that Shah Rukh Khan will smash his previous record (Pathaan) and score an enormous figure. The Atlee-directed film is likely to break multiple records on its debut day, beginning with the biggest Bollywood opening of all time. Jawan, directed by Atlee, also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, and Ridhi Dogra in critical parts.
Jawan is set to have the Highest Opening in 2023
Pathaan, which premiered earlier this year and marked Shah Rukh Khan’s return to the big screen after a five-year absence, became the biggest Bollywood opener in India and globally. Jawan will now dethrone the YRF actioner to claim the same title. Girish Johar, a producer and film industry analyst, predicts a global opening of ₹100 crore for Jawan. He said that the film may easily surpass Pathan’s day-one domestic figures and end up with an India total (all languages) of ₹60 crore. He also estimated that the picture would gross ₹300 crore globally by the weekend.
“I am expecting a ₹100-crore global gross on day one. I am expecting around ₹40 crore of that from overseas markets and ₹60 crore in the domestic markets. It should be a comfortable opening. The opening is going to cross the opening figures of Pathaan for sure,” he said. He added that if the picture has the ability to earn “₹100 crore per day” after that, he predicts a weekend total of between ₹350 crore and ₹400 crore.
Personalized early morning shows
Amit Sharma, MD of Miraj Entertainment Ltd, has confirmed 5 AM and 6 AM shows for the film in Kolkata and Jaipur, respectively. “We are thrilled to witness the unprecedented excitement surrounding Jawan at Miraj Cinemas. Due to overwhelming public demand, we’ve broken new ground by adding a 5 AM show for a Hindi film in Kolkata, a first in our cinema’s history. Jaipur will experience the earliest screening at 6:05 AM in Hindi, setting a record for the city.” He also announced a 6 AM showing at Mumbai’s Miraj Cinemas on Thursday. Miraj Cinemas has sold a total of 28000 tickets for the inaugural day.
Several single-screen cinemas, including Mumbai’s iconic Gaeity-Galaxy, are slated to start screening Jawan as early as 5 AM on Thursday. PVR-INOX sources also confirmed 5 AM shows in metros and a few tier-2 cities such as Jalgaon, Surat, Rajkot, Indore, Jaipur, and Vadodara.
Manoj Desai, Executive Director of G7 Multiplex and Maratha Mandir Cinema, told CNN-News18 earlier this week that a Shah Rukh Khan fan club has booked “full-house” for a 6 AM show on Thursday after demanding a midnight show. Visheck Chauhan, an exhibitor, also notified fans about several 5 AM shows in Motihari, among other places in Bihar.
Collection Anticipated in India
Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Executive Director of PVR INOX Ltd, expected a 65 crore opening for Jawan. “About two and a half lakh tickets have been booked in our circuits alone. I have an estimate of all India box office gross of ₹65 crore and about the weekend, I have an estimate of about ₹230 crore.” PVR-INOX has booked a total of and around 40% of advance bookings have been made for Jawan’s dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions. 30% of total tickets booked on the first day across the country. According to Sacnilk.com, Jawan sold over 7 lakh tickets in India on its first day alone by Tuesday.
