Overview
- Premiere shows roll out on January 8 ahead of the pan-India launch, with the postponement of Vijay’s Jana Nayagan opening up wider screens and show counts.
- Andhra Pradesh permits a temporary ticket hike and special shows, capping premiere tickets at Rs 1,000 and allowing Rs 150 (single screens) and Rs 200 (multiplexes) increases for the first 10 days.
- Overseas advances show strength, with North America around USD 750,000 for premieres and opening-day international pre-sales reported near USD 1.77 million, per industry trackers.
- In India, Sacnilk reports 2,09,136 day-one tickets sold across 9,034 shows, with blocked-seat estimates placing first-day collections around Rs 11.09 crore.
- Trade projections suggest a domestic opening in the mid–double to low–triple–digit crores, with estimates around Rs 55–70 crore for day one; the film holds a U/A 16+ certificate and a 189-minute runtime after CBFC edits.