Excitement for Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Emraan Hashmi's upcoming movie 'Tiger 3' has reached an all-time high, with advance bookings hitting an impressive ₹12.43 crore for the first day. Sacnilk.com reports that a huge 4,62,327 tickets have already been bought on the first day.
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These, 4,35,913 tickets were bought for the Hindi 2D version, 14,158 tickets were bought for the Telugu 2D version, and 1957 tickets were bought for the Tamil version. Notably, the IMAX version has also gotten a lot of attention, and 8203 tickets have already been booked.
There have been rumors lately that the movie might not be allowed to be shown in Oman and Kuwait because of a scene with Katrina Kaif and a towel. Maneesh Sharma directed 'Tiger 3.' It is the fifth movie in the YRF Spy Universe, following the hits 'Ek Tha Tiger,' 'Tiger Zinda Hai,' 'War,' and 'Pathaan.' Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan make cameos in 'Tiger 3.'
Rohan Malhotra, Vice President of YRF Distribution, talked about why 'Tiger 3' was released during Diwali and how much faith the company has in Salman Khan's star power. He said that putting out a movie on the day of Lakshmi Puja was a one-of-a-kind move, since no other director had done that in the previous 11 years.
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Rohan Malhotra said that the movie had strong advance bookings even though today is usually the slowest day for the movie business. This showed that the studio was still confident that the new Tiger movie would bring in people who want to celebrate Diwali. He also talked about their plan to have late-night shows for people who are busy with puja events in the evening. The movie will come out on 12th Of November!