Last Updated on 14/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The public was eagerly waiting for the sequel of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao’s blockbuster ‘Stree’ (2018) for the last 6 years. This wait is about to end and ‘Stree 2’ will be in theaters in just a few hours. ‘Stree 2’ is releasing in theaters on Thursday, 15 August. But from 14 August i.e. Wednesday evening, paid previews of the film will also start in many theaters.
‘Stree’, which released in 2018, was the biggest surprise blockbuster of that year. This film, which made a net collection of around 130 crores in India, became the biggest film of both the lead actors Shraddha and Rajkumar. Now the atmosphere created for its sequel is indicating that ‘Stree 2’ is also going to earn a lot and it will make many big records.
Trade reports suggest that till Tuesday night, more than 2 lakh tickets have been booked in advance for ‘Stree 2’ in national chains. This figure is only for the release day i.e. 15th August, it does not include the booking of paid previews on 14th August. If we add the advance booking of paid previews, the figure is more than 2 lakh 60 thousand.
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Advance booking of tickets happens at the fastest pace a day before the release of the film. Therefore, it can be expected that the booking of ‘Stree 2’ will become even stronger by Wednesday evening.
Till Tuesday, the advance booking of ‘Stree 2’ is more than the highest grossing Hindi films of 2024 ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and ‘Fighter. Before the release, about 1 lakh 45 thousand tickets were booked in national chains for Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Fighter’. At the same time, this figure was 1 lakh 25 thousand for Prabhas’ pan India film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ (Hindi). That means there is still a full day of booking left and the advance booking of ‘Stree 2’ has already exceeded Prabhas and Hrithik’s films.
The record for the biggest opening in Hindi this year is held by ‘Fighter’, which had a net collection of Rs 24.60 crore on the first day. After this comes ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, whose opening collection in Hindi was Rs 22.50 crore.
The advance booking of ‘Stree 2’ clearly shows that Shraddha Kapoor’s film is going to easily surpass the opening collections of both these films. The trend of advance booking indicates that ‘Stree 2’ can collect up to Rs 35 crore on August 15. Because on one hand, while its booking is strong in national cinema chains and multiplexes, the demand for this film will be strong on single screens as well, like it was for ‘Stree’ 6 years ago.
According to Saccanilk, overall more than 3 lakh 80 thousand tickets have been booked for ‘Stree 2’ and due to this the film has made a gross collection of more than Rs 11 crore in advance.
Looking at the bookings expected for ‘Stree 2’ on Wednesday, there is a strong chance that Shraddha and Rajkumar’s film can earn 40 crores on the very first day. This will not only be the biggest opening collection of any film in 2024, but will also be the biggest opening in the careers of Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)