Pathaan advance booking: Shah Rukh Khan's film sells 2.5 lakh tickets

The advance bookings for Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone's new film Pathaan were supposed to open on January 20, Friday, but they opened a day prior and the film has already sold more than one lakh tickets across major cinema chains.

As per trade experts, Pathaan is set for an opening collection of ₹35-40 crore when it releases on January 25.

It is also likely to gross ₹150-200 crore in India over the first weekend and ₹300 crore worldwide.

Trade analyst Atul Mohan has shared that a total of 90,000 tickets were sold on the first day of the advance booking. He added that PVR has sold 35000 tickets, INOX sold 30000 and Cinepolis sold 25000 till 9pm on Thursday, January 19.

Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan stars John Abraham alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles.