Despite being leaked online, Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayakan’ got a great response in advance booking. Before its release, the film is moving towards breaking many big records.
Thalapathy Vijay’s last film ‘Jana Nayakan’ has created a tremendous atmosphere at the box office even before its release. Despite challenges like online leaks and release postponements, the film’s advance bookings have been stronger than expected. The brisk sale of tickets in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala has made it clear that Vijay’s fans are considering his last film no less than a festival. The initial pre-sales have not only left many big films behind, but now the film is eyeing to reach the top of the list of biggest opening advance bookings of the year 2026.
How did ‘Jana Nayakan’ turn the whole game despite online leaks?
The film’s online leak several months before its release was considered a major setback for the makers. It was believed that its impact would be visible at the box office, but advance booking figures have presented a different picture. Vijay’s fans are celebrating the film like his farewell and tremendous enthusiasm is being seen at the ticket window. The strongest advance bookings of the film have come from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Tickets are selling fast in these states. At present the Tamil language version is getting the most support. While the bookings for the Telugu version are relatively slow, the bookings for the Hindi version are still very limited due to very few show listings.
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Which record did the film reach in advance booking?
In the advance booking of the first day, ‘Jana Nayakan’ has earned around Rs 9.58 crore (gross) in India. There are still three days left for the release, so it is expected that there will be a big jump in pre-sales and the final advance booking may cross the Rs 15 crore mark. With the current advance booking, ‘Jana Nayakan’ has left behind ‘Karuppu’ and has taken the record of the biggest advance booking on the first day of Kollywood in 2026. Now the film is eyeing to leave behind the first day advance booking of Hollywood films ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’. Looking at the current trend, trade experts are hopeful that the film can achieve this feat even before its release.
Where does ‘Jana Nayakan’ stand among the films with the biggest advance booking on the first day of 2026?
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‘Jana Nayakan’ has currently reached eighth place in the list of films with the biggest opening day advance booking of 2026. In view of the continuously increasing bookings, it is expected to reach higher in the list soon. These are the top 8 films with the biggest advance booking for the first day of 2026 and their gross collections: –
- Dhurandhar 2- Rs 53 crore
- pedi- Rs 20.66 crore
- Rajasab- Rs 15.31 crore
- Man Shankar Var Prasad Garu – Rs 14 crore+
- Border 2- Rs 12.5 crore
- Ustad Bhagat Singh – Rs 10.49 crore
- The odyssey – Rs 10.3 crore
- Jan Nayakan – Rs 9.58 crore