Vijay's Leo Gulf Presale Gross At $1.56M, Set to Beat SRK's Pathaan

By - Javed Baloch | 17-OCT-23

The film "Leo" sees a historic opening surpassing the film "Bigil" with $1.5 million in just presales in the Gulf before its release on October 19.

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"Leo" has so far sold 122,000 tickets and grossed $1.56 million in advance sales, making it the biggest Thalapathy Vijay's opening already with a day to go.

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Shah Rukh Khan's comeback action thriller "Pathaan", with $1.62 million in presale gross, was the biggest opener in Gulf for an Indian title in 2023.

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"Leo" is a Tamil action thriller starring Vijay in the lead, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, set to release worldwide on October 19, 2023, with music by Anirudh Ravichander.

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The supporting cast of the movie has popular names like Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, Arjun, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan and Priya Anand.

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