Adipurush release date is here! A look at Prabhas & Kriti Sanon starrer's box office estimates

Adipurush, starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan in the lead, is all set to have a grand opening this weekend at the box office. The film will hit theatres on June 16, and advance booking is already underway.

Adipurush, directed by Om Raut, is said to be one of the most expensive Indian movies ever made with a budget of Rs 500 crore. This is going to be released a day after DC Universe’s "The Flash". Meanwhile, Adipurush advance bookings have gotten a good response domestically and overseas as well. Looking at the grand total of Adipurush advance ticket bookings, the estimation says to have a blast at the box office when released.

Adipurush to release on Friday: Advance booking box office trends

As per ZEE Business Research, Adipurush's advance bookings have grossed around Rs 25 crore, whereas the estimation for the first day of release was expected to be Rs 80 to Rs 90 crore. Keeping the pace going, Adipurush in the first week can gross up to Rs 200 crore, and the lifetime collection can gross around Rs 400 crore, making it a successful hit at the box office.

However, the footfall is lower for small and medium-budget films. Whereas in a mega-budget movie like Adipurush, the chance of not becoming a box office hit is high. Meanwhile, in the last trimester, only Kerala Story and Fast X made it possible for them to perform at the box office as they were expected to.

In the past year, ‘RRR’, "K.G.F.: Chapter 2’, and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" were the ones that made the entertainment sector recover 90 per cent of its pre-pandemic levels to record revenues of Rs 201 crores.

Adipurush Box Office: What critics say

Taran Adarsh, a movie critic and business analyst, said in his tweet, "#Adipurush revenue from non-national chains as well as mass venues [multiplexes as well as single screens] will be massive... " Also, South India will be HUMONGUS."

#Adipurush revenue from non-national chains as well as mass venues [multiplexes as well as single screens] will be MASSIVE… ALSO, #SouthIndia [#Telangana and #AndhraPradesh specifically] will be HUMONGOUS. pic.twitter.com/BfjNDMwj3K

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 15, 2023

On the other hand, the footfall of multiples is still yearning after the pandemic days. The PVR INOX is expecting Adipurush to revive the condition in Q1 FY24. In Q4 FY23, Pathaan did garner over Rs 500 crore at the box office. If Adipurush can clock Rs 500 crore gross, PVR footfall can breach up.

Adipurush vs Pathaan

Looking at the grandeur of the films’ anticipation like it was for Pathaan a couple of months ago. There are expectations for Adipurush to break the records of Pathaan at the box office. Besides the chase for Pathaan’s worldwide opening, Adipurush has to chase other factors, like

Pathaan will have the biggest opening day in India in 2023, where it will rule with Rs 57 crore net to its credit. It also made the biggest opening weekend of 2023 worldwide, where the numbers went to Rs 313 crores.

Pathaan had reached Rs 330.25 crores in the first week, and to cross this figure, Adipurush will need to get his hands on it. Not only that, but Pathaan had gone to the top with its lifetime collection of Rs 543.22 crores.

Adipurush to hit the big screen soon: Twitter abuzz ahead of release date

Prabhas, who plays Lord Rama in the film, tweeted, "1 million+ interests on BookMyShow." Adipurush in Cinemas Tomorrow.”

The post has garnered a lot of attention. A user said, "Huge expectations and advance bookings for #adipurush", while another said, "biggest movie of the year so far, #adipurush".

1 Million+ Interests on @bookmyshow _

Book your Tickets Now: https://t.co/XVXpaEiuNK #Adipurush in cinemas tomorrow __#Prabhas @omraut pic.twitter.com/XAkWeeGykd

— Prabhas (@PrabhasRaju) June 15, 2023

Adipurush: Key pointers

Adipurush is shot in Hindi and Telugu simultaneously. Once shot, the film was dubbed in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. The movie has a U/A certificate with a runtime of 2 hours and 59 minutes. It will be released in all five languages in which it was shot and dubbed.