Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari Day 1 Advance Booking Update: 24.5K Tickets Sold in National Chains by Midnight, Varun Dhawan–Janhvi Kapoor’s Festive Release Struggles Against Kantara: Chapter 1
Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari continues to register a sluggish trend in advance bookings, despite the Gandhi Jayanti holiday frame. As of 12:10 AM on October 1st, the film has clocked ~24,500 tickets across national chains, including 19,683 admits from PVRINOX alone.
📊 PVRINOX Advance Booking Report (as of Oct 1, 12:01 AM)
- Mumbai – 4,331 admits from 154 shows (premium multiplexes hold, mass side dull)
- Delhi NCR – 2,615 admits (Delhi 2,170, Gurugram 445)
- Chandigarh – 515 admits from just 6 shows (excellent relative performance)
- Dehradun – 456 admits from 17 shows (steady)
- Pune – 857 admits from 73 shows (picking up slowly)
- Lucknow – 867 admits from 60 shows
- Jaipur – 529 admits from 38 shows
- Other Cities (Ahmedabad, Bhilai, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Amritsar) – modest turnout so far
Overall Total – 19,683 admits from 1,530 shows (PVRINOX)
All Chains Estimate – 24,500+ tickets booked till 12:10 AM
⚠️ Muted Advances, Holiday Advantage in Question
Despite Gandhi Jayanti providing a national holiday boost, the film hasn’t shown the expected festive surge. While select premium multiplex slots are faring decently, the bulk of evening and night shows remain underwhelming. Interestingly, smaller cities like Chandigarh and Dehradun are punching above their weight, while metros like Mumbai and Delhi NCR are lagging behind relative to scale.
⚔️ Kantara: Chapter 1 Clash Intensifies
The simultaneous release of Rishab Shetty’s Kantara: Chapter 1 is emerging as a major setback. The Kannada blockbuster sequel is dominating in the South and building momentum in the Hindi belt, making it harder for Tulsi Kumari to carve out space. The absence of a breakout song and lukewarm trailer response are also hurting the buzz.
🔮 Outlook
With less than a day left, projections remain cautious. Trade circles peg the opening in the ₹8–10 Cr nett range, which would mark one of the weakest festive debuts for a Dharma Production film in recent memory. The Gandhi Jayanti walk-ins on opening day will be crucial in determining whether Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari can recover from its muted advance trend.
✅ Verdict:
24.5K tickets sold across national chains till midnight. Despite the holiday release, the Varun Dhawan–Janhvi Kapoor starrer faces an uphill battle against Kantara: Chapter 1.
📢 Disclaimer
The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research. The figures can be approximate and CineInfinity does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box office performance of the film(s).
