CHENNAI- Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s latest magnum opus “Baahubali: The Beginning”, which has turned out to be India’s biggest opener, has taken the box office by storm by crushing many existing records. Made on a budget of Rs.250 crore, including the upcoming second part in the franchise, the film collected Rs 140 crore in two days. “The actual box office gross collection on release day worldwide could be between Rs.60 crore...
and Rs.70 crore. This is the biggest ever opening for an Indian film, surpassing even Bollywood blockbusters like ‘Happy New Year’ and ‘Dhoom: 3’,” trade analyst Trinath said. On the first day, the film collected Rs.50 crore in India, with an additional Rs.16 crore coming from overseas.Released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi parallelly, “Baahubali” has surprisingly performed extremely well in all the languages.
In its Hindi version, it netted Rs.5.15 crore on the first day, making it the highest opening for a dubbed film. “The record was previously held by Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Robot’ with Rs.2.2 crore and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroop’ with Rs.1.9 crore.
“Baahubali” is also the biggest earning south Indian film on the opening day.
The previous best opening was held by Rajinikanth-starrer “Lingaa”, with Rs.22 crore and followed by Shankar-directed “I” with Rs.20 crore. It’s not only in India where the film has raked in the moolah. In US, it has set the cash registers on fire. “‘Baahubali’ Telugu version collected a whopping Rs.14.96 crore from its premiere. In its opening weekend in the US, the film is touched $5 million.”Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ had collected $3.1 million in its first weekend in US. “Baahubali” released on as many as 4,000 screens across the globe.
The film, which stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, is about two brothers fighting over an ancient kingdom. It has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Heaping praise on Rajamouli, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said other filmmakers should be as courageous as him. “Filmmakers from South India are showing far more courage than the North. Where are the courageous filmmakers like @ssrajamouli in Mumbai? (sic),” Kapur wrote on his Twitter page. With 9.4 IMDB rating, “Baahubali” is the highest rated Indian film on the site. (IANS)
In its Hindi version, it netted Rs.5.15 crore on the first day, making it the highest opening for a dubbed film. “The record was previously held by Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Robot’ with Rs.2.2 crore and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroop’ with Rs.1.9 crore.
“Baahubali” is also the biggest earning south Indian film on the opening day.
The previous best opening was held by Rajinikanth-starrer “Lingaa”, with Rs.22 crore and followed by Shankar-directed “I” with Rs.20 crore. It’s not only in India where the film has raked in the moolah. In US, it has set the cash registers on fire. “‘Baahubali’ Telugu version collected a whopping Rs.14.96 crore from its premiere. In its opening weekend in the US, the film is touched $5 million.”Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ had collected $3.1 million in its first weekend in US. “Baahubali” released on as many as 4,000 screens across the globe.
The film, which stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, is about two brothers fighting over an ancient kingdom. It has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Heaping praise on Rajamouli, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said other filmmakers should be as courageous as him. “Filmmakers from South India are showing far more courage than the North. Where are the courageous filmmakers like @ssrajamouli in Mumbai? (sic),” Kapur wrote on his Twitter page. With 9.4 IMDB rating, “Baahubali” is the highest rated Indian film on the site. (IANS)
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