‘Tiger 3’ Advance Booking: Salman Khan Mania Takes Over, Will It Surpass SRK’s ‘Pathaan’ And ‘Jawan’?
Salman Khan returns to the big screen this Diwali with his newest offering ‘Tiger 3’.

Salman Khan returns to the big screen this Diwali with his newest offering ‘Tiger 3’. YRF’s newest release from their spy universe is set to hit the theatres on November 12, and if Day 1 advance booking numbers for the new Hindi movie are anything to go by, then the makers and everyone else concerned with it, are set to have a Diwali bonanza. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, over 2.88 lakh tickets have been sold combined (All India). The Hindi 2D version of ‘Tiger 3’ by itself has sold over 2.74 lakh tickets, earning a whopping Rs 7.44 crore.
The All India figures, which includes Hindi IMAX 2D, Hindi 4DX, Hindi ICE and Telugu 2D, has seen Salman Khan’s new movie already earn nearly Rs 8.01 crore.
As per trade analyst, Taran Adarsh, popular chains PVR Inox and Cinepolis are the most popular destination for fans, with over a lakh tickets being sold in just these two movie chains.
#Xclusiv… #Tiger3 advance booking status at *national chains*… Note: [Sunday] Day 1 biz… Update: Wednesday, 9.30 am.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 8, 2023
#PVRInox: 84,636
#Cinepolis: 17,838
Total: 1,02,474 tickets sold.#BMS tickets sold: 2,79,600 [till Wednesday, 12 am]. pic.twitter.com/o8BNhcRsSs
As per Sacnilk, Maharashtra and Gujarat are the two states with most number of shows. Maharashtra has 1,950 shows for ‘Tiger 3’, adding Rs 1.48 crore gross to the coffers, while Gujarat will have 1,909 on Day 1, earning the makers Rs 64.35 lakh.
While these numbers are sure to get the excitement rising among Salman Khan fans, when one compares this to Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan', and 'Jawan', 'Tiger 3' is still lagging far behind.
'Pathaan' had sold 10,81,091 tickets for Day 1 across India in total while Jawan had sold 15,78,934 tickets across all platforms.
When it comes to national chains, 'Jawan' holds the top spot for advance ticket sales in 2023 as it had sold 5,57,000 tickets for the opening day. 'Pathaan' is at the second spot as it had sold 5,56,000 tickets.
The third spot at national chains day one advance booking in 2023 is currently held by Prabhas' 'Adipurush', as it had sold 2,85,000 tickets for the opening day.