The Paradise sells 1.8 million claims, too
Nani’s film has a strong advance-booking story. The small matter of proving exactly what the number counts remains pending.
The film’s combined advance-booking claim awaits a fuller breakdown.
Nani’s The Paradise opened theatrically on September 24, after paid premieres began on September 23. Its official account claimed more than 1.8 million tickets had been sold across BookMyShow and District — and called it the highest Telugu pre-sales total of 2026. The number is a claim, not an audited industry record.
Sacnilk reported a separate BookMyShow-only figure of 940.54K tickets, ranking sixth among Telugu films in its comparison since August 2023. The two numbers are not contradictory: one combines two platforms, while the other counts only BookMyShow. They also cannot yet prove occupancy, admissions or box-office revenue.
What remains unpublished is the useful bit: the separate platform totals, the cut-off time, territory, treatment of blocked seats and refunds, and the comparison set used for the “record”. The film’s advance clearly drew substantial interest. The paperwork behind the record is still waiting for its own opening day.