Shah Rukh Khan's third film of the year, Dunki, was released in theatres on Thursday with tickets worth ₹15.41 crore booked in advance. According to a report on Sacnilk.com, 5.6 lakh tickets for 15,014 shows were sold on the opening day. Another report on the portal claims tickets worth ₹29.35 crore have already been sold for Prabhas' Salaar which will be released in theatres on Friday.

Salaar Advance booking status

Dunki is only available in Hindi while Salaar is released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. As per a Sacnilk report, more than 14 lakh tickets for 10,434 shows have been sold in India for Salaar's Friday release. The Telugu version alone has recorded a booking collection of ₹23.5 crore so far. Tickets worth ₹2.7 crore for Hindi shows, ₹1.6 crore for Malayalam, ₹1 crore for Tamil, and ₹25 lakh for Kannada shows have been booked in advance. There is still one more day to go for the film's opening.

Dunki has been directed by Rajkumar Hirani and also stars Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar and Anil Grover in prominent roles. It is based on an illegal immigration.

Salaar is set in the fictional city of Khansaar and revolves around two friends Deva and Vardha, played by Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran, who end up becoming arch rivals. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the film also stars Shruti Haasan.