Advance booking for Sultan was thrown open on the morning of 3 July. Movie halls across India have reported a phenomenal response for the Salman Khan-Anushka Sharma sports drama.
Tickets have been selling like hot cakes, something that is bound to validate trade pundits' claims that Sultan will break a number of Box Office records when it hits the screens this Eid.
At Rajasthan, a mass-dominated circuit, matinee and afternoon shows for Sultan have already been sold out. Distributors say they expect the circuit to record 100% occupancy throughout the day.
Rajasthan distributor Raj Bhansal tweeted:
Big crowds witnessed at the advance booking counters. A happy Sunday for #Sultan @SultanTheMovie Fans. Releasing Wednesday 6 th July
— RAJ BANSAL (@rajbansal9) July 3, 2016
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Trade analyst Komal Nahta tweeted:
Advance booking of #Sultan excellent. 1,700 tickets at Maya, Gorakhpur sold in 3 hours!! History all set to be written
— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) July 3, 2016
Advance booking of #Sultan excellent. 1,700 tickets at Maya, Gorakhpur sold in 3 hours!! History all set to be written
— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) July 3, 2016
Exhibitor Akshaye Rathi also took to Twitter to talk about the response in Nagpur:
More people at the counters asking for #Sultan tickets than the number of people watching movies today! https://t.co/lQIvEVRVrm
— Akshaye Rathi (@akshayerathi) July 3, 2016
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Major multiplexes have allotted 25 to 30 shows to the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial and ticket rates have been hiked by 10%.
No film has been able to even come close to the collections of Bajrangi Bhaijaan (320 crore) and it would interesting to if Sultan manages to surpass it.
Will Sultan live up to the massive expectations? What do you think?