Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Emraan Hashmi's upcoming film 'Tiger 3' has already collected ₹6.48 crore for the opening day according to Sacnilk.com. The film is scheduled to release on November 12, Diwali day, and has sold more than 2,27,605 tickets already for 9558 shows.
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The majority of the advance booking collections have come from the Hindi version of the film, with ₹6,03,94,665 being generated from 2D shows. The Telugu version of the film has also seen some decent advance booking, with collections of around ₹4.5 lakh.
Film trade experts are optimistic about 'Tiger 3's box office performance, given its strong advance booking numbers and the fact that it is releasing on a major holiday. Taran Adarsh, a film trade analyst, told PTI that the film is likely to see a good opening day collection, despite releasing on Diwali day.
Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Executive Director of PVR INOX Limited, also believes that 'Tiger 3' has the potential to cross the ₹200 crore mark in its first week, due to the long festive weekend.
Tiger 3 is a sequel to the 2017 film Tiger Zinda Hai and is directed by Maneesh Sharma. The film also stars Revathi, Ridhi Dogra, Vishal Jethwa, Kumud Mishra, and Ranvir Shorey. There are also reports that Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan will be making cameo appearances in the film as Kabir and Pathaan, respectively.
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'Tiger 3' is certified ‘UA’ and stands at 2 hours and 33 minutes.