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BTS Arirang Buenos Aires live viewing earns ₹1.54 crore in Indian cinemas; São Paulo screening comes next
BTS's first-ever live viewing from South America, the Arirang concert in Buenos Aires, made about ₹1.54 crore on its first day in Indian cinemas. The São Paulo concert screens worldwide on 30 October.
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BTS filled cinema halls across India this weekend without setting foot in the country. The broadcast of the band's ARIRANG world tour concert in Buenos Aires earned about ₹1.54 crore on its first day in Indian cinemas on Sunday, 25 October, according to Sacnilk.
What fans watched
BTS performed in Argentina for the first time on 24 October, at the Estadio Único in La Plata near Buenos Aires. The concert was beamed to cinemas around the world as BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN BUENOS AIRES: LIVE VIEWING, the group's first live viewing from South America. Screenings in some countries, including India, were scheduled a day later to suit local time zones.
- Distributor: Trafalgar Releasing with HYBE and BIGHIT MUSIC
- Running time: about 3 hours 15 minutes
- Director: Jungjae Ha, who also directed the Permission to Dance on Stage concert film
- Indian screens: chains including PVR and Cinepolis, with IMAX shows in Mumbai and Delhi NCR
Next up: São Paulo
The second South American live viewing, from BTS's São Paulo concert on 30 October, screens worldwide on 30 and 31 October, depending on the territory. Together, the two shows are the fourth and fifth live viewings of the tour.
The tour
ARIRANG is BTS's first full-group world tour in about four years, built around their 2026 reunion album Arirang, which sold about 4.16 million copies in its first week. The tour began in Goyang, South Korea, on 9 April 2026 and covers more than 88 dates in 34 cities across 23 countries, played on a 360-degree, in-the-round stage. After South America it heads to Kaohsiung, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Jakarta before running into 2027.
Why it matters for India
India is still waiting for a BTS concert, so these cinema events have become the closest thing to one. A seven-figure day for a concert screening shows how big and committed the Indian ARMY is, and why promoters keep pushing for an Indian date.
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