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The long-awaited courtroom drama finally released in the cinema halls today (September 19). Jolly LLB 3 features Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, and Saurabh Shukla, who reprises the role of the well-liked Judge Tripathi. However, Saurabh will have to deal with not one but two Jollys. Up to now, the movie has already sold more than one lakh tickets, and it appears the Jolly duo is ready to break the old box office records of the Jolly series. Jolly LLB 3 advance collections day 1
According to market analysis Sacnilk, Jolly LLB 3 till now raked in Rs 2.81 crore in day 1 advance bookings. With booked seats accounted for, the film is likely to gross at least Rs 5.91 crore net in India on opening day. It has sold 103,217 tickets at an average rate of Rs 219 pan India to date.
Jolly LLB 3 is opening with 10,168 shows in India. Earliest reports by Sacnilk indicate solid demand, with Delhi leading the way with Rs 83.6 lakh in collections (Rs 1.35 crore including blocked seats) from 1,084 shows. Meanwhile, Maharashtra follows with Rs 48.21 lakh (Rs 97.61 lakh with block seats) from 1,698 shows, followed by Gujarat with Rs 21.22 lakh (Rs 42.9 lakh with block seats) over 1,560 shows.
In the case of metro towns, Delhi NCR leads the way with Rs 83.6 lakh (Rs 1.35 crore with block seats), followed by Mumbai at Rs 26.44 lakh (Rs 56.87 lakh with block seats) from 709 performances, and Pune at Rs 9.24 lakh (Rs 20.8 lakh with block seats) from 291 performances.
On the other hand, Bengaluru has invested Rs 11.85 lakh (Rs 30.39 lakh with block seats) from 250 shows, and Hyderabad has collected Rs 9.21 lakh (Rs 24.6 lakh with block seats) from 188 shows. Kolkata collected Rs 5.32 lakh (Rs 16.11 lakh with block seats) from 245 shows, and Chennai, which had only 37 shows, reported 15 percent occupancy, collecting Rs 2.16 lakh (Rs 4.67 lakh with block seats).
The initial two films from the Jolly LLB series fared well at the box office, in which Part one, wit.
h Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani, collected almost three times its budget of Rs 12 crore, while the second, with Akshay Kumar and Anu Kapoor, crossed Rs 100 crore. While not huge blockbusters, both movies fared reasonably well at the box office. The first Jolly LLB also received robust critical acclaim. That success had opened the doors to a third installment. But this time the ticket sales haven't yet touched the six-figure number.
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Jolly LLB 3 promises courtroom battles, sarcastic one-liners, and issues that are socially relevant and may get people to the cinema again. The movie also features Huma Qureshi, whereas Amrita Rao returns to the big screen after nearly six years.
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