Brahmastra box office: Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer takes a good start with the advance bookings

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are all set to bring forward the fruit of their years of labour, Brahmastra, to the theatres next week. One of the most ambitious projects ever made in the country, the film is one of the most awaited releases of the year. Director Ayan Mukerji has stayed with this project for about a decade and Brahmastra is one of the most expensive films ever made in Indian cinema. The makers are reportedly planning to release it in over 8000 screens worldwide, making it one of the largest.

 

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The advance bookings for Brahmastra in 3D were opened yesterday at select locations and the film has taken off to a good start. According to a report in Box Office India, the early collections indicate a promising start and it can be considered good not just for the post-pandemic era but even for the pre-pandemic era of Hindi cinema.

As per the report, the bookings for PVR chain were opened first and the film has sold over 10k tickets for the weekend on select screenings and select properties till now which is excellent. The other chains opened their booking a little later and are expected to catch up soon. This will be the best advance booking seen post the pandemic outside KGF 2 for a Hindi film and the best advance seen for original Hindi content.

 

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The makers of Brahmastra are going all out to promote the film and an event was held at Hyderabad yesterday for the same which also saw SS Rajamouli and Jr NTR in attendance. Both of them wished the film to do wonders at the box office, and not just them, there are high hopes riding on the film and its performance on the box office for the whole industry.

 

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Brahmastra features Ranbir, Alia alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna, with reported cameos from Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and many other big names that are expected. The film releases pan-India theatrically on September 9.

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