Animal Advance Booking Report Day 1: Ranbir Kapoor’s Film Beats Pathaan To Create THIS Record Before Release

Ranbir Kapoor, who started the year 2023 with his romantic comedy Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, is now making headlines for his recent release. We are talking about Sandeep Reddy Vanga's directorial Animal which is touted to be a gory action drama. Also starring Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in the lead, Animal has been one of the most anticipated releases of the year.

From the first look poster, teaser, trailer or songs, everything about Animal has been adding on to audience's excitement. Needless to say, Animal has managed to create substantial buzz and as the makers opened the advance booking a week before the movie's release, this Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial went on receive a thunderous response.

According to a report published in Sacnilk, Animal has minted Rs 33.97 crores from advance booking with the sale of 13 lakh tickets so far. Interestingly, Animal has managed to create a record before release and went on to beat Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan in terms of advance booking and recorded the second highest advance booking collection ever after Jawan. To note, Pathaan had minted Rs 31.18 crores while Jawan had earned Rs 37.24 crores. Interestingly, Animal will be releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

Meanwhile, Ranbir recently opened up about the ongoing comparison between Animal and Kabir Singh. Talking to Variety, Ranbir said, "Well, to be honest, I was really drawn to the script of 'Animal'. It's a unique and intense story that immediately caught my attention. As for watching 'Arjun Reddy' or 'Kabir Singh', I must admit that I did watch both films and found them to be incredibly powerful and impactful. However, my decision to accept 'Animal' was not solely based on those films. It was more about the script, the character, and the opportunity to work with Sandeep Reddy Vanga"