The opening day advance of Brahmastra is now only behind KGF 2 if we compare all Hindi releases post the pandemic. The weekend advance at these chains had gone ahead in the morning itself due to super strong bookings for Saturday and the first day advance crossed the numbers of 83 late in the evening. 83 lies second as it was a Christmas Eve release with strong evening bookings while the likes of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and RRR (Hindi) had normal days.

The comparison is for national chains only as its here where the advance has been open longest and on most screens although here it has also remained restrictive for Brahmastra with 2D bookings not starting.. This will all change from Wednesday as the advance opens where ever it can.

The advance has two days to run and it remains to be seen where it goes. The KGF 2 number for day one advance is impossible though the weekend advance will be closer. Some of the biggest Hindi films range at around 2.75-3.5 lakh tickets for day one advance at the these chains while War is 4 lk plus due to the huge national holiday on day one. The number of tickets sold at the national chains (PVR, Inox, Cinepolis) post the pandemic for day one are as follows. All the films outside Brahmastra is final advances at midnight before release and Brahmastra is two days before release.

1. KGF 2 (Hindi) - 5,05,000

2. Brahmastra - 1,31,000 (Tuesday - 11.30 pm)

3. 83 - 1,29,000

4. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - 1,12,000

5. RRR (Hindi) - 1,09,000

6. Laal Singh Chaddha - 64,000

7. Gangubai Kathiawadi - 61,000

8. Jugjugg Jeeyo - 56,000

9. Shamshera - 50,000

10. Samraat Prithviraj - 45,000