‘Pushpa 2 May Inaugurate 700 Cr Club’

Pushpa
2‘s
advance
bookings
have
set
a
new
record,
with
advance
bookings
standing
at
Rs
50
crore
on
Day
One.

Pushpa:
The
Rule
is
expected
to
dominate
box
office,
with
industry
experts
predicting
that
the
movie
will
break
opening-day
records.

The
much-awaited
sequel
to

Pushpa:
The
Rise
is
set
to
be
released
on
December
5,
with
Allu
Arjun
reprising
his
role
as
Pushpa
Raj.
Cinema
exhibitors
told

Business
Standard
that
the
movie
will
be
released
in
2D,
meaning
Allu’s
fans
will
have
to
wait
to
watch
it
in
3D.

According
to
a
report
by
Elara
Capital,
the
Sukumar
Bandreddi-directed
film
is
set
to
achieve
a
global
gross
BO
collection
of
Rs
1,000
crore
(Rs
10
billion),
with
the
Hindi
version
expected
to
gross
Rs
500
crore
(Rs
5
billion).

Pushpa:
The
Rise
released
in
2021,
and
grossed
Rs
400
crore
(Rs
4
billion)
in
India.

This
massive
demand
could
push
theatre
occupancy
to
over
40
per
cent
in
December.

“There
is
a
possibility
that

Pushpa
2
could
be
the
highest-grossing
movie
in
the
country
across
all
languages,”
said
Amit
Sharma,
managing
director
of
Miraj
Entertainment.
Sharma
expects
the
Hindi-language
version
to
generate
Rs
60
crore
to
Rs
65
crore
(Rs
600
million
to
Rs
650
million)
on
its
opening
day.

“The
film
is
also
poised
to
make
history
with
an
expected
BO
collection
exceeding
Rs
200
crore
(Rs
2
billion)
in
its
first
weekend,”
said
Gautam
Dutta,
CEO,
revenue
and
operations,
PVR
Inox.

“Pushpa
2
is
going
to
be
the
biggest
movie
in
terms
of
BO
numbers
ever
made
in
India,”
said
Ashish
Pandey,
head
of
programming
and
strategic
initiatives
at
MovieMax
Cinemas.

“The
movie
will
generate
Rs
600
crore
to
Rs
800
crore
(Rs
6
billion
to
Rs
8
billion)
in
Hindi,
with
a
similar
Rs
400-600
crore
expected
in
other
languages
in
the
South.
We
are
talking
about
Rs
1,000
crore
to
Rs
1,400
crore
(Rs
10
billion
to
Rs
14
billion)
for

Pushpa
2.”

With
Hindi
cinema
struggling
to
grab
audience
attention,
and
only
the
horror-comedy
genre
and
re-released
films
bringing
the
desired
footfall
for
multiplexes,

Pushpa
2
has
gained
momentum
in
terms
of
BO
estimates
and
advance
bookings.

“The
prices
for
the
Hindi
version
are
in
the
same
range
as

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
and

Singham
Again.
But
when
it
comes
to
the
South,
ticket
prices
have
gone
up
by
25
to
30
per
cent,”
Sharma
added.

Elara
Capital
believes
that
the
movie’s
strong
recall
value
will
help
it
break
records
set
by

Baahubali
2:
The
Conclusion
and

KGF:
Chapter
2
in
terms
of
India’s
gross
BO
collection.

Baahubali
2,
starring
Prabhas,
minted
Rs
1,200
crore
(Rs
12
billion)
in
India,
and

KGF:
Chapter
2
grossed
Rs
1,000
crore
in
the
country.

According
to
the
report,

Pushpa
2‘s
advance
bookings
have
also
set
a
new
record,
with
advance
bookings
standing
at
Rs
50
crore
(Rs
500
million)
on
Day
One.

Subhash
K
Jha
adds:
Bihar
exhibitor
Roshan
Singh
says
he
doesn’t
have
his
fingers
crossed
for

Pushpa
2:
“Why
should
we
keep
our
fingers
crossed?”
he
asks.
“Suspense
is
for
a
product
whose
launch
effect
is
unsure.”

“Pushpa
2
will
do
a
minimum
of
Rs
250
crore
(Rs
2.5
billion)
on
the
first
day.
It
will
open
bigger
than
recent
blockbusters

Animal
and

Kalki.

Pushpa
2
will
be
the
biggest
success
of
Indian
cinema.”

Kumar
Abhishek,
manager
of
the
Connplex
in
Patna,
adds,
“The
advance
for
the
Hindi
version
is
beyond
anything
we
expected.
It
is
mayhem
at
the
box
office.
We
haven’t
seen
anything
like
this,
not
even
for

Animal.”

Trade
guru
Taran
Adarsh
adds:
“The
expectations
from

Pushpa
2
are
humongous.
The
film
is
sure
to
take
an
earth-shattering
start
in
all
versions.
The
Hindi
version
will
set
new
benchmarks
for
sure.
It
could
be
the
biggest
opener
ever.
A
box
office
tsunami
is
on
the
way.”

Prominent
Bihar
distributor
Kishan
Damani
predicts,
“Pushpa
2
should
be
inaugurating
the
Rs
700
crore
(Rs
7
billion)
club.
The
craze
of
this
movie
is
massive
across
both
masses
and
classes.”