Rakesh Roshan's much awaited sci-fi thriller "Krrish" releases Friday with most multiplexes in the capital already reporting that they have sold out over 75 percent of their tickets for most of next week.

According to industry experts, the Hrithik Roshan starrer is opening with 59 prints in Delhi alone.

Saurabh Varma, vice president of PVR Cinemas that runs a chain of multiplexes across Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida, said the response to the film was phenomenal.

"People have booked tickets till next weekend and the response is quite phenomenal. After the success of 'Fanaa', we hope 'Krrish' will be a box office hit too," Varma told.

"We have sold out over 80 percent of the tickets for the opening day in all our multiplexes. Looking at the response, we are going to host 18 shows a day in one of our multiplexes in Noida."

In the M2K multiplex in northwest Delhi's Rohini, over 75 percent seats are booked for the weekend shows.

"We have kept a flat rate of Rs.125 for all shows and over 75 percent of the tickets have sold out. For the first show, only front seats are available today," said an official of the multiplex.

The situation was similar in MMX in the neighbouring satellite town of Ghaziabad.

"Only a small percent of the tickets are available now for the weekend," said a multiplex official, adding that the cinema hall has increased the prices from Rs.50, Rs.100 and Rs.200 to Rs.80, Rs.120 and Rs.250.

"Krrish" is a sequel to Rakesh Roshan's earlier hit "Koi... Mil Gaya". It carries forward the story of Rohit and Nisha who are married and have a child. The two die in a car accident and their son, who is brought up by his grandmother, becomes a superhero.