Crew Advance Booking:
The trailer of the movie Cree directed by the film producer Rajesh Krishnan got a positive response. The comedy idea revolving around the lives of three air hostesses created a sensation.
The chemistry between the unexpected cast of Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon was also appreciated.
Surpasses Shahid Kapoor’s Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya; likely to open around Rs. 7 cr. on Day 3
Advance bookings for Crew have started recently. So far, the film has received a decent response. As of 11 am today, the comedy has sold 18,000 tickets on its opening day across three major multiplex chains in India – PVR, Inox and Cinepolis. The numbers are expected to rise as the day progresses.
The film is slowly gaining momentum in the pre-sales and is setting itself up to surprise with the first-day results. The present trends have more or less confirmed a start of Rs. 7 crores on Friday and if the film commands positive word of mouth from the audience, it has a strong chance of even breaching the Rs. 8 crore mark on day one.
The business is being boosted by the Good Friday Holiday and the start will put the film in a good position to grow over the weekend. The general industry expectation from Crew was to take a start around the Rs. 5 crore mark, the film is headed to surprise and silence all the naysayers.
The advance bookings are already higher than Shahid Kapoor’s Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (33,000 tickets) and this also makes a statement that Kareena Kapoor continues to be a major draw among the audience with the right packaging.
Along with Crew, the second film in the series, Hollywood film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, will also release worldwide tomorrow. Directed by Adam Wingard, the film is highly anticipated and hyped. As of 11 am today, the film has sold 57,000 tickets for tomorrow’s opening day across the aforementioned multiplex chains. The film is sure to have a massive release tomorrow.
It should be noted that these figures are only across the three major multiplexes and do not include ticket sales across other multiplexes and single screen theatres in the country.