Ayushmaan Khurrana or Harshvardhan Rane, who’s leading race of screen count, advance booking, opening

Thamma, Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat posters

Thamma vs Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat: October 21, 2025 will be remembered for the most unexpected box office battle. The biggest Diwali clash is here. On one hand, we have Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna starrer, Maddock Horror Comedy Universe’s Thamma. On the other hand, Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s tragic romantic drama Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat. While both films were among the highly anticipated films, they made a big impact among moviegoers. Which film comes out ahead when it comes to budget, screen count, pre-booking and ultimately first day collection? Will Ayushmann Khurrana make a successful comeback after back-to-back failures? Will Harshvardhan Rane score another number with his love story? Read on to learn more.

Thamma vs Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat: Budget analysis

According to various media reports, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thamma is being mounted on a very large scale. The upcoming MHCU is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 145 Million, split into a production cost of Rs 120 Crore and Rs 25 Million in print and advertising.

On the other hand, Harshvardhan and Sonam’s Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat has been made on 20% of Thamma. Yes, the biggest plus point for Deewaniyat is the controlled cost and it is reported to be only Rs 20 million. A few sources even quoted between Rs 40-50 crore. But it is still much lower compared to Thamma.

Thamma vs Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat: Number of screens

Thamma is Ayushmann Khurrana’s largest release. According to various reports, Thamma is releasing in 4,000 screens across India. This includes 10,595 shows in India (Hindi version: 10,184 2D shows, 103 IMAX 2D, 101 4DX shows; Telugu version: 207 shows).

As for Thamma’s distributor Deewaniyat, PVR Inox tried to push the exhibitors to allocate more screens to Ayushmann’s film. There were several reports stating that distributors’ demands for Thamma’s show numbers in Mumbai multiplexes were quite aggressive, for example, 33 shows in a 10-screen multiplex, 30 shows in a 9-screen multiplex, etc. as they wish. This leads to blocking the screen count of Deewaniyat. There is no official data on the screens on which Harshvardhan’s film is being shown but it is lower than Thamma and that is a big disadvantage for them in this clash.

Thamma vs Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat: Early booking and opening

Thamma is again leading the race when it comes to pre-booking. According to reports, Thamma has sold more than 1.13 lakh tickets for Day 1 across India. Gross advance booking revenue (excluding blocked seats) was around Rs 3.22 billion as of 11 am. Including blocked seats, Thamma’s preliminary gross is reportedly around Rs 6.37 billion for Day 1 across all versions, Koimoi and other sites reported. According to India Today, Thamma hints at Rs 10 crore gross from advance booking

Speaking of Deewaniyat, according to the limited data released, more than 52,000 tickets were sold ahead of the release. The approximate gross from advance booking is Rs 1.42 crore. Deewaniyat will be more reliant on spot booking, which is lacking in advance and is expected to spread by word of mouth or decrease.

Although it is too early to make predictions, according to analysis by several trade experts, Thamma is expected to earn Rs 20 billion from all languages ​​and Deewaniyat is expected to earn only Rs 1.5-3 billion.