PremiumUI Day 1 Karnataka bookings: Upendra’s film is heading towards a milestone figure
UI Day 1 bookings: Almost all the early morning shows of UI at single-screen theatres have been sold out, while bookings for other shows are picking up
Last Updated: 05.48 PM, Dec 19, 2024
On December 20, at 6 am is when the first show of Real Star Upendra’s UI will begin in Karnataka. KVN Productions, which is distributing the film in the state has fixed early morning shows, starting at 6 am, in single-screen theatres only, most of which are sold out. Those that aren’t yet, have, perhaps only a few seats in the front row left. Bookings for the early morning shows had opened on December 16 and within hours, there was a sea of orange on ticket aggregator sites.
UI Day 1 bookings in Karnataka
Multiplexes joined in only by December 18, but will not open their doors as early. Multiplex shows start only at 9 am. As of noon on December 19, the official figure of tickets of UI that have been sold in Karnataka stands at 75,000, states Lahari Velu, the film’s executive producer, adding that it is likely to cross the 100,000-mark by the time the first show starts on Friday.
The day 1 booking gross is yet to be ascertained, but the figure is unlikely to be very high, given that the film is not releasing with hiked ticket rates. While single-screen rates are in the range of Rs 200 to Rs 350, multiplexes tickets are between Rs 300 to Rs 550.
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UI, which marks Upendra’s return to the director’s chair after nearly a decade, has been kept tightly under wraps, with the actor-filmmaker not revealing much about the plot. In fact, if it were up to him, he says he would have released the film without any promotional material and that the teasers so far were a business requirement.
The film is all of 2 hours and 12 minutes in run-time, with the official synopsis stating that it is about the conflict between a king and an extraordinary man. How this clever man outwits the king and usurps his town to become its dictator is the basic log line. The film also stars Reeshma Nanaiah, Sadhu Kokila, Nidhi Subbaiah, late Guru Prasad, among others.On December 20, at 6 am is when the first show of Real Star Upendra’s UI will begin in Karnataka. KVN Productions, which is distributing the film in the state has fixed early morning shows, starting at 6 am, in single-screen theatres only, most of which are sold out. Those that aren’t yet, have, perhaps only a few seats in the front row left. Bookings for the early morning shows had opened on December 16 and within hours, there was a sea of orange on ticket aggregator sites.
Multiplexes joined in only by December 18, but will not open their doors as early. Multiplex shows start only at 9 am. As of noon on December 19, the official figure of tickets of UI that have been sold in Karnataka stands at 75,000, states Lahari Velu, the film’s executive producer, adding that it is likely to cross the 100,000-mark by the time the first show starts on Friday.
The day 1 booking gross is yet to be ascertained, but the figure is unlikely to be very high, given that the film is not releasing with hiked ticket rates. While single-screen rates are in the range of Rs 200 to Rs 350, multiplexes tickets are between Rs 300 to Rs 550.
UI, which marks Upendra’s return to the director’s chair after nearly a decade, has been kept tightly under wraps, with the actor-filmmaker not revealing much about the plot. In fact, if it were up to him, he says he would have released the film without any promotional material and that the teasers so far were a business requirement.
The film is all of 2 hours and 12 minutes in run-time, with the official synopsis stating that it is about the conflict between a king and an extraordinary man. How this clever man outwits the king and usurps his town to become its dictator is the basic log line. The film also stars Reeshma Nanaiah, Sadhu Kokila, Nidhi Subbaiah, late Guru Prasad, among others.