National Cinema Day effect: Brahmastra tickets at ₹100 for Navratri, Vikram Vedha opts for 'affordable pricing strategy'

Following the success of National Cinema Day, the makers of Brahmastra have reduced film's ticket price to ₹100 for the next four days, while Vikram Vedha has also opted for an ‘affordable pricing strategy’.

The lessons of National Cinema Day seem to be getting Bollywood. The single-day price reduction of tickets to ₹75 saw a huge increase in footfalls for all films on Friday, September 23. Many pundits and industry insiders had asked the film industry to take note of it, and it seems filmmakers have. On Sunday, makers of Brahmastra and Vikram Vedha announced they were re-adjusting ticket prices for their films.

Brahmastra and Vikram Vedha have both announced reduction in ticket prices.

Brahmastra has been in theatres since September 9, while Vikram Vedha is set to release on September 30. Brahmastra was the biggest beneficiary of National Cinema Day as it minted ₹10.80 crore on the day, selling in advance of 15 lakh tickets, one of the highest numbers ever for a Hindi film in non opening weekend. Many shows of the film, including late night and early morning ones, were completely sold out

On Sunday, director Ayan Mukerji announced the film’s tickets will be priced at ₹100 for Navratri, which begins from September 26. “National Cinema Day may have taught us something about finding the right ticket price point to allow more audiences to enjoy the movie experience on the big screen! Something which we are incredibly passionate about. With an attitude of always learning and trying new things, we hope this scheme brings some interesting positive learning to us all… and we hope our audiences continue to enjoy Brahmāstra this week, as we kick off Navratri celebrations from tomorrow,” he wrote, alongside a video that announced the reduction of ticket prices from Sept 26-29.

Makers of Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan-starrer Vikram Vedha have also announced an adjustment in ticket prices as the film gars for release. A statement read, “The producers of the film Reliance Entertainment have opted for an affordable pricing strategy, hoping to make Vikram Vedha a budget friendly movie watching experience for the masses.” The statement did not clarify how the tickets would be priced but added that “the pricing strategy will be more affordable than that of Blockbuster films released post pandemic”.

National Cinema Day was observed by exhibitors across the country, with most cinema chains and independent theatres selling all tickets for ₹75. The huge response to the event led many experts to argue for a price-correction, taking this as public feedback.