With a great screen share, Singham Again has been released in theaters today, 1st November. The film team managed to achieve one of the highest screen counts for a Hindi film during a confrontation scene, and it is now releasing in over 3,500 screens across India. Directed by Ajay Devgan, the film is driven by the solid goodwill of its franchise and the audience’s faith in Rohit Shetty’s direction.

As per trade website reports, the cop-drama did well in advance booking by selling over 51 lakh tickets for 13,689 shows, earning around Rs 15.7 crore (without blocked seats) and Rs 18.69 crore (with blocked seats). Earned. SacnilkThe film is facing competition from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which has been released on around 3000 screens across the country.

The film features seven Bollywood superstars as part of Shetty’s huge Avengers-like ensemble on screen. Taking all the factors together, Singham Again is expected to open with a collection of Rs 35-40 crore on Friday. If it gets a good buzz, it will increase the craze for spot booking, taking the numbers even higher.

It is the third part of the popular Singham franchise, and the fifth installment in Shetty’s police-verse. There has been much discussion about the film’s story, which runs parallel to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The film features Ajay Devgan’s Bajirao Singham as Lord Ram, Kareena Kapoor’s Avni as Sita, Ranveer Singh’s Simmba as Lord Hanuman and Tiger Shroff as Lakshman. It stars Akshay Kumar who is seen as Jatayu, another popular character from Ramayana, while Arjun Kapoor stars as Zubair Ravana. Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, Shweta Tiwari and Dayanand Shetty are playing other important roles in the film.

Even though the Kartik Aryan-starrer has performed slightly better in advance bookings than Singham Again, the latter genre is unbeatable at the ticket window. It will be interesting to see which film wins the opening day battle today.