'Kalki 2898 AD' Advance Booking: Prabhas, Deepika Padukone And Amitabh Bachchan-Starrer Poised For Earth-Shattering Start, Tickets Sites Crash
The excitement around 'Kalki 2898 AD' is reaching fever pitch as the movie, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, is poised to take an earth-shattering start at the box office.
Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani-starrer 'Kalki 2898 AD' is poised to take an earth-shattering start at the box office. The advance booking for the Nag Ashwin-directorial opened on Sunday evening, however, it is important to mention that ticket sales have begun in South India, and the advance booking in North India opened on Monday morning. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, the upcoming sci-fi epic 'Kalki 2898 AD' has already sold 2,05,204 tickets for the opening day, grossing Rs 6.08 crore.
Pinkvilla journalist Himesh Mankad on social media, wrote, "KALKI ADVANCE BOOKINGS OPEN WITH A BANG IN TELANGANA! #KALKI2898AD advance bookings take a SPECTACULAR start in South India. Over 1 Lakh tickets sold in less than 2 hours on Book My Show. #Prabhas, #DeepikaPadukone, #AmitabhBachchan & #KamalHaasan film ready for BUMPER day one in South India."
KALKI ADVANCE BOOKINGS OPEN WITH A BANG IN TELANGANA! #KALKI2898AD advance bookings take a SPECTACULAR start in South India. Over 1 Lakh tickets sold in less than 2 hours on Book My Show. #Prabhas, #DeepikaPadukone, #AmitabhBachchan & #KamalHaasan film ready for BUMPER day one… pic.twitter.com/OBo3Al588a
— Himesh (@HimeshMankad) June 23, 2024
On Monday, Himesh Mankad reported that 'Kalki 2898 AD' has also managed to sell more than 10,000 tickets in the Hindi language, across national cinema chains. It is important to mention that the advance booking in the Hindi language only opened on Monday morning.
KALKI (HINDI) - 10,000 TICKETS SOLD IN NATIONAL CHAINS!#KALKI2898AD has sold almost 10,000 tickets in top 3 national chains - PVRInox & Cinepolis - as on Monday @ 10.30 AM.
— Himesh (@HimeshMankad) June 24, 2024
PVRInox: 6200 tickets
Cinepolis: 3500 tickets
Total: 9700 tickets#Prabhas #AmitabhBachchan…
The excitement for ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is creating unprecedented buzz and this huge anticipation is translating into a massive rush for tickets, leading to an unprecedented number of users attempting to book through BookMyShow and PayTM simultaneously.
BookMyShow had also crashed on Sunday evening, and this just highlights the buzz surrounding the film.
Ahead of 'Kalki 2898 AD' release, the Telangana government has already approved extra shows and higher ticket prices for the opening week, as per Indian Express.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh revealed that shows as early as 4:30 AM in Hyderabad have reached full occupancy. “‘KALKI 2898 AD’ ADVANCE BOOKINGS START IN TELANGANA, TAMIL NADU, KARNATAKA… Shows to commence as early as 4.30 am in #Hyderabad, all packed to capacity within minutes… TERRIFIC RESPONSE,” he wrote.
‘KALKI 2898 AD’ ADVANCE BOOKINGS START IN TELANGANA, TAMIL NADU, KARNATAKA…
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 23, 2024
Shows to commence as early as 4.30 am in #Hyderabad, all packed to capacity within minutes... TERRIFIC RESPONSE.
: https://t.co/s5t1nkmlvQ#Kalki2898AD stars #AmitabhBachchan, #KamalHaasan,… pic.twitter.com/5NkUmqEfQ4
When it comes to North America, 'Kalki 2898 AD' has sold more than 1,13,000 tickets, grossing USD 3 million in early sales already.
Records Records Records #Kalki2898AD Total North America Pre Sales hits $3 MILLION+ Mark and 113K+ tickets sold with 3 more days left until the release… absolute havoc
— Prathyangira Cinemas (@PrathyangiraUS) June 23, 2024
Nuvvu kummeyyyyy Darling uuuu…#Prabhas #RebelStarOochakotha pic.twitter.com/rK26EXUhVr
As per several reports, 'Kalki 2898 AD' is India's most expensive film to date.
Recently, the makers of 'Kalki 2898 AD' unveiled a two-part prelude to the film, titled 'B&B: Bujji & Bhairava’, featuring Prabhas’ character Bhairava and his futuristic vehicle Bujji, voiced by Keerthy Suresh. The series is currently streaming on Prime Video.
'Kalki 2898 AD' is slated to be released in cinemas on June 27, 2024.
