Jolly LLB 3 Advance Booking: Akshay Kumar–Arshad Warsi starrer set for ₹6.37 crore opening, 1 lakh+ tickets sold

Jolly LLB 3 Advance Booking: Actor Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi are all set for their epic clash on-screen with their much-awaited instalment, Jolly LLB 3. Actor Saurabh Shukla returns as the judge, tackling not one but two Jolly this time.

Jolly LLB 3 Advance Booking day 1

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Jolly LLB 3 has grossed ₹23 crore during advance booking so far. Considering blocked seats, the film is set to open with a box office business of at least ₹6.37 crore net in India.

The film's opening day performance will largely rely on positive word of mouth and spot bookings. Despite being the third instalment of a successful franchise, the film's advance sales have been weaker than expected, considering the familiarity of the series.

However, early reviews are highly encouraging, and there's hope that the positive feedback will translate into strong box office numbers.

The film has sold 63729858 tickets at an average ticket price of ₹219 across India.

Jolly LLB 3 is set to premiere with 10,168 shows.

Going by the latest update, Delhi emerged as the highest revenue-generating state, contributing ₹90.86 lakh (with block seats at ₹1.43 crore) across 1,085 shows for Jolly LLB 3 opening day.

Maharashtra followed with ₹58.41 lakh ( ₹1.11 crore with block seats) from 1,725 shows, while Gujarat also showed strong numbers with ₹24.36 lakh ( ₹46.35 lakh with block seats) from 1,581 shows.

In the metro cities, the Delhi NCR region is leading with ₹90.86 lakh ( ₹1.43 crore with block seats) across 1,084 shows, followed by Mumbai at ₹31.07 lakh ( ₹63.58 lakh with block seats) from 720 shows, and Pune at ₹11.98 lakh ( ₹24.17 lakh with block seats) over 296 shows. Bengaluru contributed ₹13.91 lakh ( ₹32.5 lakh with block seats) across 251 shows, while Hyderabad recorded ₹11.44 lakh ( ₹23.82 lakh with block seats) from 190 shows. Kolkata stood at ₹6.02 lakh ( ₹16.84 lakh with block seats) with 245 shows, and Chennai, despite only 41 shows, reported a strong occupancy at 15%, generating ₹2.63 lakh ( ₹4.61 lakh with block seats).

In Tier-2 cities, Jaipur brought in ₹7.89 lakh ( ₹16.38 lakh with block seats) across 153 shows, Chandigarh ₹3.21 lakh ( ₹8.07 lakh with block seats) over 111 shows, and Lucknow ₹6.1 lakh ( ₹11.48 lakh with block seats) from 196 shows. Indore contributed ₹3.61 lakh ( ₹8.32 lakh with block seats) across 129 shows, while Nagpur added ₹2.51 lakh ( ₹2.92 lakh with block seats) from 8 shows. Patna registered ₹2.79 lakh ( ₹5.77 lakh with block seats) with 89 shows, and Ranchi ₹1.43 lakh ( ₹2.54 lakh with block seats) across 51 shows.

Smaller circuits also showed a decent amount of interest among the audience.

Bhubaneswar clocked ₹1.82 lakh ( ₹3.96 lakh with block seats), Guwahati ₹1.79 lakh ( ₹3.29 lakh with block seats), and Raipur ₹1.55 lakh ( ₹4.45 lakh with block seats). Cities like Sangli ( ₹5.81 lakh lakh, 34% occupancy from 18 shows) and Durgapur ( ₹5.27 lakh, 66% occupancy across 19 shows) stood out with high percentage fill-ins despite limited shows.

The film is directed and written by Subhash Kapoor.