On July 12, Kamal Haasan and S. Shankar's Indian 2 opens in theatres clashing with Akshay Kumar starrer Sarfira. Read on to know the advance sales for day 1 and the expected opening of both films. Indian 2 has been one of the most anticipated movies of the year, South superstar Kamal Haasan and director S. Shankar joined forces once again for Indian 2, a sequel to their vigilante action film Indian (1996) and which is evident by the pre-sales figures. However, the film opened to a box office clash with Akshay Kumar's Sarfira directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad. There are chances of it affecting the movie business as the two films open on the same day, To poses a challenge to the newly released films is Prabhas starrer Kalki 2898 AD, which released on June 27,. Despite these hurdles, Kamal's film shows positive returns, while Akshay's Sarfira lags behind.

The biggest Tamil opener of 2024 Indian:

Advance sales of Indian 2 opened a couple of days ago by the makers of its global release. Prior to its screening the film minted approximately Rs 10.98 crores gross in pre-sales (with block seats) for the opening day in India. it has already become the biggest Tamil opener of 2024, ahead of its day 1 collection at the box office given its advance sales numbers for 12, 127 shows across India. The advance sales indicate a Rs 35 crore gross on opening day in the domestic market, with upper limit somewhere around Rs 40 crore in all languages.

Hindustani 2 showing a slow start as indicated by its pre-sales in the Hindi belt:

However, the Hindi version the film titled Hindustani 2 is slated for a slow start as indicated by its pre-sales in the Hindi belt. The Kamal Haasan led film minted over Rs 41 lakh in pre-sales of tickets, hinting at an opening of Rs 2.50 crore gross. The Hindi version of the film is releasing on approximately 4500 screens. The film is expected to open over Rs 55 crore of global collection. As per the international trend, Indian 2 may gross nearly as much as Kamal Haasan's Vikram, which opened with a global box office haul of over 62 crores.

Pre Sales of Sarfira trending somewhat higher the his Previous movie Selfiee:

With 15.6K sold on the first day of sales Sarfira, the Sudha Kongara directorial only made about Rs 32 lakh in pre-sales gross collection, The film's advance sales are expected to be as low as 50+ lakh on opening day. The pre-sales are trending somewhat higher than those of Selfiee, which ended its first day of sales at just under 40 lakhs, and lower than those of Mission Raniganj (76 lakh gross), which are among the actor's lowest in many years when compared to Akshay’s Prior Films.

Films Audience Review the only Saving Grace for Sarfira:

In anticipation to having a similar kind of opening for Sarfira, with a potential start of more than 3 crores depending on word of mouth. Selfiee began at about 2.50 crores net, while Mission Ranigang minted Rs 2.80 crores net on its opening day. Sarfira has bigger challenges than just Indian 2 and Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD as it is not a popular entertainer and the Hindi public has already seen the original version of the film starring Suriya. The films audience review is the only saving grace.