Re-releasing old classics in 4K has become a new trend in theaters. While many expected OTT to dominate, these re-releases are proving otherwise. Some movies are getting huge pre-sales on BookMyShow, attracting fans back to theaters. This trend is expected to grow even more in the coming years.
The highest pre-sales record belongs to Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar with 234K bookings. In Telugu cinema, Gabbar Singh 4K (175.2K) set a trend, followed by Murari 4K (166K) and Businessman 4K (134.4K). The latest movie to join this craze is Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 4K, which secured 57K pre-sales.
With movies like Salaar still in pre-sales, some of these records might be broken soon. The following are the top 10 re-release pre-sales records:
1. Interstellar – 234K
2. Gabbar Singh 4K – 175.2K
3. Murari 4K – 166K
4. Businessman 4K – 134.4K
5. Sanam Teri Kasam – 133.9K
6. Ghilli 4K – 88.7K
7. Indra 4K – 64K
8. Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 4K – 57K
9. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – 42K
10. Tumbbad – 34.2K