Overview

• Day-one advance bookings for Thamma have crossed roughly 1.13–1.21 lakh tickets with an estimated Rs 3.2–3.43 crore gross, per Sacnilk-based trade tracking.
• Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat trails with about 46,840 tickets sold and around Rs 1.28 crore estimated for opening-day pre-sales.
• Producers have scheduled Thamma paid previews on October 20 to seed word-of-mouth ahead of the official launch.
• Early reaction skews positive for Thamma, with critic Taran Adarsh awarding four stars and calling it a fresh, entertaining entry in Maddock’s horror-comedy universe.
• Trade forecasts suggest a higher opening for Thamma (about Rs 15–25 crore day one) versus a more modest start for Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat (roughly Rs 4–10 crore), with outcomes still dependent on holiday footfalls and audience buzz.