New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan made his much-hyped comeback with Yash Raj Films’ Pathan, which hit the big screens on January 25, a day before Republic Day, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. The day was nothing less than a celebration for his fans as they thronged the theaters in large numbers and celebrated the return of the 70m actor to the screen after a gap of four years. The film has garnered positive word-of-mouth publicity from both critics and audiences since it hit the big screens, and has, as expected, set the box office on fire.
Starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles, the film has broken all records in terms of advance bookings. Pathan recorded the highest pre-release ticket sales for a Bollywood film. Pathan also recorded the biggest advance booking for an Indian film post-pandemic, surpassing Yash’s KGF: Chapter 2. Trade analysts predicted that the film would break all records and open at Rs 50 crore. As of 8 PM on 25 January, ‘Pathan’ has collected a massive Rs 25 crore in national chains, thus surpassing the opening day collections of Hrithik Roshan’s ‘War’ and Yash’s ‘KGF Chapter 2’ (Hindi). gave.
Renowned trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “#Pathan on National Chains… Day 1…Update: 8.15 PM. #PVR: 11.40 Cr #INOX: 8.75 Cr #Cinepolis 4.90 Cr Total: Rs 25.05 Cr Super ”
#pathan On to the national chains… Day 1… Update: 3 PM.#PVR: 9.40 crores #inox: 7.05 crores #cinepolis 3.90 crores
Gross: ₹ 20.35 Cr
outstanding.better than #Warning [₹ 19.67 cr], pic.twitter.com/Nx5pNtBN9E— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 25, 2023
#pathan On to the national chains… Day 1… Update: 8.15 PM.#PVR: 11.40 crores#inox: 8.75 crores#cinepolis 4.90 crores
Total: ₹ 25.05 Cr
magnificent.Note: better than #Warning [₹ 19.67 cr], #TOH [₹ 18 cr] And #KGF [₹ 22.15 cr] – *whole day* number on multiplex chain. pic.twitter.com/bHmdT5Qd46— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 25, 2023
‘Pathan’ midnight show begins… #YRF Late Night Show Adds #pathan – starting tonight [from 12.30 am] – across #India To meet the unprecedented public demand. pic.twitter.com/0ZpOukqpFs— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 25, 2023
Trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted that Pathan earned Rs 54 crore on its first day in India. His tweet read, “#Pathan Day 1 India opening 54 cr nett..a new all-time record..early estimates (sic).”
Bala further mentioned that ‘Pathan’ crossed USD 600k in Australia and USD 1 million in the United States on the first day.
#pathan Bharat__ opening_54 crore nett on the first day..
A new all time record.. _
Early guesses.. — Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 26, 2023
#pathan has crossed $1 million in the USA __ as of Wednesday afternoon.@iamsrk— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 26, 2023
#pathan $600K on first day in Australia…
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 26, 2023
#pathan NZ$110,000 on first day from New Zealand__ — Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 26, 2023
#pathan WW takes a stupendous opening of 100 cr+ at the box office.
No. 1 debut in UAE__ and Singapore__ @iamsrk Rules _ – Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 26, 2023
This is the first time Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham have come together for ‘Pathan’. The action-thriller is written and directed by Siddharth Anand and bankrolled by Yash Raj Films.
Watch the trailer of Pathan below:
The film has been released in Hindi and dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu.