Baahubali: The Beginning v/s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - which part of Prabhas and Rana Daggubati's film has the upper hand after day one at the box office?
Prabhas and Rana Daggubati‘s Bahubali 2 is here and looks like it is already on its way to break a few records. The movie opened with an insane occupancy of 95 per cent today morning; beating the likes of Salman Khan’s Sultan, Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees and Aamir Khan‘s Dangal. But that’s not it! Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has also convincingly beaten Baahubali: The Beginning on day one. Surprised? Well, don’t be! The hype and mass hysteria surrounding the sequel is way more than what was around the prequel. So obviously the occupancy would be higher right?
Baahubali: The Beginning had started off with an occupancy of 70 per cent across India, slightly higher down South. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, on the other hand, has opened with an occupancy of 95 per cent across India and housefull in the South. With double the screens (The first part had got 4000 screens, while the second has got 8000 screens) and a higher occupancy, the sequel is all set to rake in a higher amount at the box office too.
We all know how Baahubali: The Beginning had earned Rs 50 crore at the box office on day one. And our trade expert – Akshaye Rathi (exhibitor and distributor) revealed to us that Bahubali 2 will earn Rs 65-70 crore on the first day. In fact, with such a fantastic start, the film might even touch the Rs 100 crore mark. But we will have to keep an eye out for that.
Meanwhile, the film has got really good reviews and with an amazing word of mouth publicity growing for the movie, we guess Baahubali 2: The Conclusion might rake in Rs 250 crore at the box office over the weekend, becoming the highest first weekend grosser ever. But will it be able to compete with Dangal and Baahubali: The Beginning in the lifetime run? Well, for that and more, stay tuned to BollywoodLife as we get you all the updates about Bahubali 2‘s box office right here…
Film distributor Akshay Rathi told indianexpress.com that it wouldn’t be a shocker if the film crosses Rs 200 crore club within three days of its release. He said, “Day one across languages, I wouldn’t be surprised if the film rakes in Rs 70 crore on the first day itself. As far as the weekend is concerned, the film across the languages within India would do around the business of net amount of Rs 230 + crores.”
Celebrities from South and even Bollywood are totally overwhelmed by the film. Dhanush wrote to SS Rajamouli on social media, “Sir :) nothing more to say. #masterpiece #writingatitsbest .. break the rules. Redefined everything.” Nani wrote, “#Baahubali is not just a film anymore .. It’s a celebration.”
While in India, Baahubali 2 has become the first one to have a massive release on 6500 screens in all languages, it is releasing on almost 2500 screens outside India. In North America alone, the film has released on 1,100 screens and the distributor Great India Films is expecting a lifetime total of $15 million. “We have passed $3 million in pre-sales and are adding almost $100,000 to the total every hour. This is the highest for an Indian film in advance ticket sales,” a statement from Great India Films read. The film, that release on April 28, stars Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati and Sathyaraj in lead roles.
According to trade estimates, this is the collection from pre-sale of rights for Baahubali 2.
Satellite Sales (Hindi): Rs 50 crore
Satellite Sales (Tamil +Telugu+ Malayalam): Rs 25-30 crore
Music ( all languages): Rs 25-30 crore
Theatrical rights (Hindi): Rs 65 crore
Theatrical Rights (Telugu): Rs 130 crore
Theatrical Rights (Karnataka): Rs 45 crore
Theatrical Rights (Kerala): Rs 8 crore
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