India’s Leading Online Movie Booking Portal BookMyShow has registered a record breaking advance ticket sales with 1 million tickets sold in just one day. With this, Avengers: Endgame becomes the first and fastest film to have sold a million advance tickets on BookMyShow.
Moviegoers and Fans are just so much excited about the release and doing #WhateverItTakes to get their hands on the tickets, as BookMyShow witnessed a peak of 18 tickets per second, even before the film releases in cinemas on April 26th.
Avengers: Endgame is the 22nd film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the latest after Captain Marvel, which released one month back. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brie Larson, amongst others, the film is the answer to every fan’s question – what happens next?
Speaking in an interview after achieving this milestone, Ashish Saksena, COO – Cinemas, BookMyShow, said, “With just a few days left for Avengers: Endgame to hit the screens – the excitement around it is palpable. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a massive fan following across the world and over the years, has emerged as one of the most followed movie franchises in India as well. The prequel – Avengers: Infinity War broke all records and saw the biggest worldwide opening of all times. The concluding part in the franchise – Avengers: Endgame – is creating waves on BookMyShow before its release, with over a million tickets already sold, and we expect the film to break more records as cinemas continue to open the advance bookings.”
“Avengers: Endgame is not just a movie, it’s an epic culmination of a decade long journey which the fans have taken with us across 22 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The phenomenal interest shown by audiences across the country, is testament of how this is one of the most anticipated movie for the fans and we can’t wait for them to watch it. Partnering with BookMyShow has enabled us to reach out to cinema-lovers across the country with their incisive data and analytics gathered from millions of its users,” said Bikram Duggal, Head – Studio Entertainment, Disney India.
To offer Marvel fans the best experience around the final chapter in the Avengers’ franchise, BookMyShow has released specially curated videos around the film, available on the app and website. The entertainment destination will also reward users with amazing rewards and attractive offers & discounts along with its payment partners offering Rs. 150 off on tickets booked via Amazon Pay.
Avengers: Endgame to be released in 2D and 3D and will hit cinema theaters on 26th April, 2019 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.