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Advance booking of Jacko’s ‘This Is It’ from 27 September
MUMBAI: In line with its global practice, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has announced that the advance booking of Michael Jackson‘s This Is It will begin on 27 September in India, a month before the film opens in multiplexes on 28 October.
This Is It will be available worldwide for a limited two-week engagement beginning 28 October.
In India, the film will release across India with over 150 prints. Tickets for all shows will be available for purchase in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bangalore.
In Mumbai, moviegoers can purchase tickets by visiting select Fun, Fame and Cinemax properties as well or through online booking on their respective websites.
Said SPE Films India managing director Kercy Daruwala, “We anticipate a major demand for this film because of the huge fan following of Michael Jackson in India and also because the film has a limited two-week engagement in theatres.
“It‘s a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the King of Pop perform larger than life. We have a host of activities planned around the film which we will be revealing in the days leading to the release.”
The film‘s world gala will be held in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on 27 October. Other locations, including Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, Paris and many other countries will host their own non-simultaneous premieres.
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
