The Ayan Mukerji directorial Brahmastra is all set to hit screens on September 9. Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and Mouni Roy, the film which has been long in the making also features cameos from Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. Featuring immense promotions and hype the film has fast become one of the most anticipated releases of recent times. In fact, the crazy for Brahmastra is evident in the advance booking rate the film is enjoying. After garnering a highly positive response to the bookings, the film has been seeing an increase in ticket sales with each passing day.

When comparing the advance booking rate Brahmastra has been seeing to previous big ticket Bollywood releases, the film has been faring rather well. In fact, Brahmastra which has already sold close to 1.50 lakh tickets for its first day alone is expected to feature prominently among the top 10 films with the highest advance booking rate. When compared, the Ayan Mukherji directorial Brahmastra could rank between 4th and 8th place on the list, competing with previous releases like the Salman Khan starrer Bharat which sold 3.16 lakh tickets, Sultan which sold 3.10 lakh tickets, Dangal which sold 3.05 lakh tickets, Sanju which sold 2.94 lakh tickets.

Interestingly, this massive spate of advance bookings is only taking into consideration the tickets sold at national multiplex chains. Given the sale of tickets from single screens, and 2D screens as well Brahmasta could easily emerge as a film to see one of the highest advance booking rates. While, the audience seem to be patronizing the film in droves, trade buzz is highly positive about the film claiming that Brahmastra could see a strong opening in double digits.

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