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Mumbai, March 24 - Superstar Mohanlal's much-anticipated action thriller L2: Empuraan continues to wreak havoc in the advance bookings, re-writing records for Malayalam cinema. It has already become the biggest Malayalam opener with pre-sales only but there is more to come. ## The pre-sales of Empuraan on the opening day are 35+ crores, and the same has crossed 50 crores gross for the entire opening weekend at the worldwide box office, with 3 days still left for the release. It has become the first Malayalam movie to hit 50 crores in sales before its release. ## At the overseas box office, Empuraan's pre-sales gross is nearing $4 million (30+ crore gross) while domestic sales are 23+ crore gross. Interestingly, the movie has already recorded the biggest collection in many countries for a Malayalam film. In Germany, Empuraan's advance sales have crossed the lifetime collection of the recent mega blockbuster Pushpa 2 which is remarkable. ## With still 3 days left, the movie is heading towards 70 crore bookings for the weekend and 40-45 crore gross for the first day globally. The movie is guaranteed to open with 50+ crores gross worldwide, a milestone no one saw coming. Empuraan will have a Thursday release, and if it manages to get positive word of mouth, then it will look to become the biggest Malayalam grosser during the Eid festive in the first week itself. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 23 - Superstar Salman Khan's much-awaited action drama Sikandar is all set to hit the big screens on March 30, Sunday, a day before the Eid festival. The trailer of the movie was launched on Sunday at an event in Mumbai and it has been receiving wide praise. ## Directed by AR Murugadoss, Sikandar is one of the marquee Bollywood releases of the year and as per the latest development, the advance booking for the same will be opened on March 25, Tuesday. The pre-sales are expected to open with a bang and the movie will look to score one of the best advances of the year. ## Sikandar is the second back-to-back film by Salman Khan to release on Sunday, letting go of the weekend advantage. Earlier, the actor's spy action thriller Tiger 3 was released on Sunday on the occasion of Diwali 2023 and took the opening of over 44 crores net. The latest blockbuster is expected to repeat or better Tiger 3 opening. ## The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment in association with Salman Khan Films. The film stars Salman Khan in the titular role, alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar in prominent roles.## Stay tuned...

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Kochi, March 22 - Superstar Mohanlal's highly-anticipated Malayalam action thriller L2: Empuraan has shattered a massive record in advance booking, beating the biggies of Bollywood and Tollywood industries. ## Empuraan is witnessing an unprecedented demand for tickets across Kerala state and this led to the record-breaking response on the first day itself. The pre-sales of the movie were opened on March 21, and in the first 24 hours, it sold 628K tickets on the ticketing platform Book My Show which is a record. ## No other film ever has sold more than 350K tickets in the first 24 hours of opening of advance booking on the platform. The previous biggest was Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD which sold 341.78K tickets on the first day and now, Empuraan has topped this by nearly a double margin. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan is the third on the list with 253K tickets. ## These 628K tickets sold are for all days, and not necessarily for the opening day of the release. The movie is scheduled to hit the big screen on March 27, and for that day, it has already sold over 500K tickets which is the highest ever for a Malayalam title by a good margin. ## Meanwhile, in terms of advance gross collection, Empuraan has minted around 12 crores (including fan shows) for the first day in India. Worldwide, the pre-sales have crossed the 30 crore mark which is already the highest first-day collection for a Mollywood film. With still more than 4 days left for the release, Empuraan is expected to break more records at the box office. ## The movie will be released in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil, also in IMAX on March 27.## Stay tuned...

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Kochi, March 22 - Superstar Mohanlal's action thriller L2: Empuraan has shattered many records even before the first show begins. The movie has been creating a sensation ever since the advance booking opened in India and worldwide and this has led it to create records. ## Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Empuraan pre-sales have crossed 10 crore gross in India for the opening day (including fan shows) while worldwide sales are nearing 30 crore gross. With this, it has become the biggest Malayalam opener of all time worldwide with pre-sales only. ## The previous biggest Mollywood opener was Mohanlal's Marakkar (20+ crores gross) and Empuraan is already 10 crores more with still 5 days left for the release. The booking trend indicates the film to open with 50+ crores gross worldwide which looked unthinkable before for a small film industry like Mollywood. ## Empuraan is sure to become the biggest Malayalam grosser of all time, by beating Manjummal Boys (241 crores gross). If the movie gets positive word of mouth, then it is certain to enter uncharted box office territories for a Malayalam title and how far it can go is the question to be answered.## Produced by Aashirvad Cinemas and Sree Gokulam Movies, the movie stars Mohanlal as Khureshi-Ab'raam / Stephen Nedumpally, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Saniya Iyappan, Sachin Khedekar, among others in key roles. It is scheduled to be released on March 27 in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

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Kochi, March 21 - The box office is breathing fire again, this time in the most uncharted territory (with huge potential) of Indian cinema with superstar Mohanlal's Malayalam blockbuster L2: Empuraan. There can't be a happier moment for the overall Indian film industry than seeing the rise of the Mollywood which has unanimously been applauded as the content factory. ## Over the last few years, Indian cinema has witnessed box office mayhem, mostly in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil film industries. But no one in their wildest of dreams had thought that a Malayalam Pan India film would top all other industries. Well, Empuraan has done that, at least, in terms of selling the highest number of tickets in an hour before release. ## The advance booking of Empuraan was opened at 9 AM on March 21 and by 10:30 AM, it had started selling tickets at 96K/hour which is a record for an Indian film before the official release. Interestingly, the booking hasn't opened much outside the home state, Kerala, and it is a matter of time before it touches the 100K/hour trend which is no less than a red letter moment for the content-rich Mollywood. ## Malayalam cinema hasn't produced many big-ticket entertainers in the past and this is the first time it has made a Pan India film of this scale. While the current bookings trend is limited to only the home state, it wouldn't be a surprise if the movie starts following the same in other parts of the country, especially since the first part of the movie, Lucifer (2019) has been widely watched on television across the country in dubbed versions. ## There have been many rich box office moments for Malayalam cinema over the last couple of years but none of them was of the scale of Empuraan which is re-writing history not for its own industry but for overall Indian cinema, and as said above, there can't be a happier moment for Indian film industry than this.## Empuraan is directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran who also plays a key role in the film. Produced by Aashirvad Cinemas and Sree Gokulam Movies, the movie stars Mohanlal as Khureshi-Ab'raam / Stephen Nedumpally, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Saniya Iyappan, Sachin Khedekar, among others in key roles. It is scheduled to be released on March 27 in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

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Kochi, March 20 - Superstar Mohanlal's action thriller Empuraan, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, is re-writing history in its overseas pre-sales and is all set to start with a bang at the box office upon its worldwide release on March 27. ## The film is having a never-before-seen mass hysteria in the advance sales in the international market. With 6 days still left for the release, the opening day pre-sales of the film has crossed the 15 crore mark, which is already a record for a Malayalam title overseas. ## The worldwide bookings have crossed 12 crores gross, even without the regular bookings in the domestic market. In India, the advance booking for the film is expected to commence in the next couple of days and once it opens, a bumper response is expected especially in the home state, Kerala. ## As reported earlier, Empuraan will easily score the biggest opening ever for a Malayalam title and the trade is expecting it to open in the range of 40-50 crores gross worldwide which is more than double the current record holder, Marakkar which opened to around 20 crores gross.## Empuraan is easily the biggest Mollywood film and if it manages to get positive word of mouth, then it is sure to open uncharted box office milestones for a Malayalam movie. The biggest current Malayalam grosser is Manjummel Boys (241 crores gross), and this record will be a cakewalk for Empuraan with favourable audience reception. ## Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and produced by Aashirvad Cinemas and Sree Gokulam Movies, Empuraan stars Mohanlal as Khureshi-Ab'raam / Stephen Nedumpally, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Saniya Iyappan, Sachin Khedekar, among others in key roles. It is scheduled to be released on March 27 in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil languages.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 27 - Christopher Nolan's cult blockbuster Interstellar is gearing up for a re-release in India on February 7. It has been one of the most hyped re-release titles in the country in recent times, and the pre-sales response suggests the same. ## The science-fiction epic has sold over 100K tickets for the opening weekend with still 10 days to go for the opening which is simply sensational for a re-release title. It is easily heading for a record opening for a re-launch movie in India and will do it with a good margin. ## Warner Bros. India has confirmed that Interstellar will have a limited theatrical run of just 7 days. With the kind of response the movie is getting in the advance sales, it can easily become the biggest re-release grosser in India if the momentum continues. ## Interstellar has been a huge blockbuster at the box office through its original and re-release runs so far. Upon its first release in 2014, the movie grossed $681 million and including re-runs, it has generated $743 million at the worldwide box office.## 1 lakh+ tickets sold and counting! The journey through space and time continues.#ChristopherNolan's #Interstellar returns to cinemas in India and also in IMAX on February 7. Limited run – 7 days only.​​Book your tickets now: https://t.co/7zFC9JBMe8 pic.twitter.com/vBFOx7CRYc— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 27, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 4, 2024:Pushpa 2: The Rule, one of the most anticipated movies of all time, is set to hit theaters tomorrow (December 5). Even before its release, the film is shattering records, with advance bookings crossing the ₹100 crore mark for its opening day in India alone. ## Starring Allu Arjun, Pushpa 2 is poised for a historic opening, with projections estimating a worldwide gross of at least ₹250 crore on its first day - a milestone for any Indian movie. ## The film is releasing across approximately 40,000 shows in India, making it one of the widest releases in the country’s cinematic history. Advance booking figures are expected to reach between ₹105-110 crore, setting a new benchmark as the highest ever for any film. ## In this 100 Cr advance booking, the best contribution states are: ## Telangana: 22+ Cr ## Andhra Pradesh: 20+ Cr ## Karnataka: 10+ Cr ## Maharashtra: 9.5+ Cr ## Tamil Nadu: 5+ Cr ## Delhi: 4.50+ Cr ## Gujarat: 4.5+ Cr ## About This Movie ## It is an action thriller film. This film is directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. ## Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 stars Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Sunil Varma, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Rao Ramesh, and Ajay Ghosh in key roles. ## Stay tuned.

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Mumbai, December 3 - The pre-sales of Pushpa 2 - The Rule has surpassed 100 crores gross for the opening day at the worldwide box office with more than a day still left for the release. The action drama, starring superstar Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil is scheduled to be released on December 5. ## Directed by Sukumar, the film has amassed 30+ crores gross pre-sales at the overseas box office while domestic sales are 70+ crores gross (including the early premiers on December 4 night). This makes it the second Indian movie of 2024 to top 100 crores worldwide advance booking gross for the first day after Kalki 2898 AD. ## Pushpa 2 has beaten Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD in the domestic opening day pre-sales. Kalki had scored 62 crores gross which Allu Arjun-fronted achieved a day before as pure first-day sales of the film are around 66.50 crores gross (as of 8 PM on December 3). ## The film has already become Allu Arjun's biggest domestic and worldwide opener with pre-sales only. The actor's previous biggest starter was Pushpa - The Rise which took an opening of approximately 64 crores gross worldwide, including around 53 crores in India. ## As said before, Pushpa 2 is eyeing a 200+ crores gross start in India which will be a record while worldwide opening might be as high as 300 crores, again a record for an Indian title. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 3 - Ahead of the two days of release, superstar Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule has topped 50 crores gross pre-sales for the opening day in India for all versions, becoming the second film of 2024 to achieve the feat after Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD.## Directed by Sukumar, the advance booking sales of this highly-anticipated film stands at approximately 50.25+ crores gross (including block seats) for the first day as of 10 AM on December 3. The original Telugu version leads the charge, followed by the Hindi version. ## With the final 2 days left, the pre-sales are expected to pick up rapidly as more shows are being added across versions, especially in Hindi and Telugu. The expectations are that pre-sales of the opening day will cross 100 crores gross or will reach close to this figure which will be the highest for any Indian film. ## The trade is expecting Pushpa 2 to score 200+ crore gross opening at the Indian box office and it looks like will achieve the feat as it will be released on over 80% of the total available screens in the country which is a never-before-seen scenario. Additionally, the ticket prices are kept high, especially in Telugu states.## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 is scheduled to be released on December 5 in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 2 - Superstar Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule is putting up sensational numbers in the pre-sales for the opening day as well as weekend at the domestic box office while overseas pre-sales are also excellent. ## The total opening day pre-sales of Pushpa 2 are approaching 50 crores gross with still 2 days left for the release. Meanwhile, the movie has sold over 1 million advance tickets on the leading ticketing platform Book My Show for all days and this is one of the fastest to achieve the feat. ## BMS officially announced the same and with 2 days left for the film's release, it is expected to sell over 2 million advance tickets on the platform. BMS is expected to sell well over 1 million advance tickets for Pushpa 2 for the opening day alone. ## As said, Pushpa 2 is on track to become the biggest Indian opener at the domestic as well as worldwide box office. The trade is expecting 200+ crores gross start in India and close to 300 crores worldwide and if this happens, it will break the record of SS Rajamouli's RRR. ## The film is scheduled to be released on December 5 in multiple languages. ## Pushpa 2 fever is here, and it’s unstoppable! 🚨🔥 1 MN+ tickets booked in advance 🙌Grab your tickets now 🎬✨https://t.co/zbQ7XLNrCl pic.twitter.com/AyXaNEl4J7— BookMyShow (@bookmyshow) December 2, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, December 1 - Superstar Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule is all set to create history at the Indian box office in terms of taking the opening as it is heading towards the biggest start ever for an Indian title by a long margin. ## The advance booking of this highly-anticipated film opened on November 30 and as expected, the tickets are getting sold like a hot cake. Within 48 hours, the pre-sales of the film has crossed 25 crores gross (including block seats) for the opening day in all versions (as of 7:30 PM on December 1). ## The Hindi version, which will be eyeing the biggest start ever in India, has around 50% contribution to the total pre-sales, followed by the original Telugu version. It has sold over 700K tickets (including block seats) and is marching towards 1 million in record time. ## Pushpa 2 might become the first Indian movie to score 100 crore gross pre-sales for the opening day as the pace so far has been phenomenal and is expected to continue or even pick up with less than 4 days left for the release.## The trade is expecting Pushpa 2 to score 200+ crore gross opening at the Indian box office and it looks like will achieve the feat as it will be released on over 80% of the total available screens in the country which is a never-before-seen scenario. Additionally, the ticket prices are kept high, especially in Telugu states. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 is scheduled to be released on December 5 in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...