Pathaan Opening Numbers: Experts Expect SRK Starrer To Shatter Baahubali 2`s Box Office Records
Updated on: 20 January, 2023 02:13 PM IST |Shweta Shah

If you open any latest Bollywood news section and see what`s trending, it is Pathaan headlining all the gossip, controversies, and everything in between. Just days away from its release, the Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham starrer has kept fans on the edge of their seats. Well, it is not just fans who are excited to see the movie, but also movie critics who are already betting on Pathaan`s box office numbers.
Marking Shah Rukh Khan`s comeback after a four-year-long hiatus, trade experts and movie critics are expecting Pathaan to disrupt Baahubali 2`s box office number. the biggest advantage for the upcoming action-drama is the five-day long weekend. Releasing on Wednesday, right before the long Republic Day weekend, the makers of the movie have strategically planned its release to see a boost in the box office collection.
Trade Experts and Movie Critics on Pathaan Box Office Predictions
Trade veteran Taran Adarsh said, “Pathaan’s day 1 will be historic. It’s all set to take a fantabulous, earth-shattering opening. The day 1 number will be a shocker in a good sense. People will be zapped. With the kind of craze this film has generated, no film has managed to do so in the recent past. The last such film I can think of is KGF - Chapter 2 (2022). Even War (2019) had such excitement lekin iss baar War se zyada craze hai.”
“I am expecting Rs. 40 crores plus day 1. It can go beyond that as well depending on the screen count and the number of shows,” he further added. One thing where the Siddharth Anand directorial holds the ball in its court is a Wednesday release, a day before the national holiday. Commenting on the same, Adarsh said, “It’s a five-day weekend. Wednesday, January 25 will be huge. On Thursday, January 26, the sky will be the limit!”
The Owner of Jaipur`s Entertainment Paradise Raj Bansal enthusiastically said, “It’ll have the biggest non-holiday opening ever. Its first-day collections will be in the range of Rs. 45-50 crores. The craze is unprecedented. Interestingly, last week, there was not so much craze. But with each passing hour, it’s going higher and higher.”
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It is Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion (2017) that has held the biggest opening on a non-holiday release. If Bansal`s predictions were to come true, Pathaan can easily surpass the South blockbuster to become India`s biggest non-holiday opener.
As per trade analyst Atul Mohan`s prediction, “The weekend could be around Rs. 150-175 crores. If the film touches the Rs. 50 crores mark one on the days, it can also collect Rs. 200 crores in 5 days.”
On its lifespan and weekend numbers, Taran Adarsh opined, “The five-day weekend will be a clear indicator of how the reports are. We’ll come to know that on day 1 on whether this film will fly or crawl.”
Will Pathaan Break Baahubali 2`s Box Office Records?
Well, it all boils down to the content the Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer has to offer. An out-and-out action drama, Pathaan is all set to release on January 25 in the cinemas near you. Have you booked your tickets already?
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