Pushpa 2 Creates Box Office History!

The
Hindi
version
of

Pushpa:
The
Rule
has
broken
multiple
records
at
the
box
office.

First,
it
has
scored
the
biggest
first
day
ever
(Rs
72
crore/Rs
720
million)
at
the
box
office.

Then,
it
went
on
to
have
the
biggest
first
three-day
score
(Rs
205
crore/Rs
2.05
billion).

On
Sunday,
it
set
the
benchmark
for
the
biggest
single
day
score
ever,
with
Rs
80
crore*
(Rs
800
million*)
more
coming
in.

As
a
result,
the
first
four-day
score
is
a
massive
Rs
285
crore*
(Rs
2.85*
billion).

And
it’s
going
to
score
higher,
since
the
film
will
have
an
open
run
in
theatres
until
the
Christmas
release,

Baby
John.

In
fact,
even
as
you
read
this,
the
film
has
already
gone
past
the
Rs
300
crore
(Rs
3
billion)
mark.

It
probably
won’t
be
long
until
this
Sukumar
directed
film
beats
the
biggest
grossing
Hindi
film
of
all
time,

Stree
2,
who
earned
Rs
627
crore
(Rs
6.27
billion).

This
prediction
will
probably
come
true
as
well!

*Estimates.
Final
numbers
awaited.

Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.

Roshni
Shekhar/Business
Standard
adds:

Meanwhile,
analysts
estimate
that

Pushpa
2
(in
all
languages)
will
become
the
fastest
film
to
cross
the
Rs
1,000
crore
(Rs
10
billion)
mark.

“The
film
is
expected
to
reach
Rs
800
crore
in
India
across
all
languages
by
the
fourth
day
of
its
release,”
said
movie
trade
analyst
Girish
Wankhede.

A
few
Indian
films
have
entered
the
Rs
1,000
crore
club,
including

Dangal
(directed
by
Nitesh
Tiwari),

Baahubali
2:
The
Conclusion
(directed
by
S
S
Rajamouli),
and
the
most
recent,

Kalki
2898
AD
(directed
by
Nag
Ashwin).

Globally,

Pushpa
2
is
expected
to
reach
a
BO
collection
of
Rs
950
crore
(Rs
9.5
billion)
by
the
end
of
the
weekend.
The
three
hours
and
20
minutes
long
film,
however,
saw
a
15
per
cent
drop
in
its
BO
collection
on
the
second
day.

Before
its
release,
trade
analysts
anticipated
it
would
mint
Rs
1,000
crore
in
India
alone,
given
its
brand
recall
value
and
the
high
demand
for
advance
bookings.

According
to
film
trade
analyst
Komal
Nahta,
the
movie’s
collections
are
now
the
highest
at
the
Indian
BO.

The
film,
which
follows
the
story
of
Pushpa
Raj
(Allu
Arjun)
smuggling
red
sandalwood,
has
also
revived
multiplex
chains
by
drawing
record-breaking
footfalls.

“Pushpa
2
delivered
a
record-breaking
opening
at
Cinepolis
India,
both
in
terms
of
box
office
collections
and
admissions,”
said
Devang
Sampat,
managing
director,
Cinepolis
India.

“Despite
the
opening
day
being
a
weekday,
theatres
across
the
country,
not
just
in
South
India,
saw
houseful
shows,”
Sampat
added.

Delhi,
Mumbai,
Lucknow,
Bhopal,
Patna,
and
Jaipur
are
some
of
the
cities
that
had
houseful
shows
for
Cinepolis
India.

On
its
opening
day,
the
film
earned
Rs
9.6
crore
(Rs
96
million)
in
box
office
revenue
and
recorded
220,000
admissions
at
Cinepolis
alone,
setting
new
records,
Sampat
said.

For
PVR
INOX,
India’s
largest
cinema
exhibitor,
the
movie
has
set
a
benchmark
in
2024,
recording
the
highest
single-day
admissions
of
the
year
and
surpassing
4
million
admissions
over
its
opening
weekend
since
Thursday.

“The
film
is
projected
to
cross
an
impressive
7
million
admissions
by
the
end
of
its
first
week,
solidifying
its
position
as
a
mega
blockbuster,”
said
Gautam
Dutta,
chief
operating
officer,
revenue
and
operations,
PVR
INOX.

Wankhede
said
the
movie’s
success
would
help
set
the
tone
for
coming
movies
being
released
in
December.

“This
year
was
anyway
bad
compared
to
last
year.
So,
it
will
partially
help
the
Indian
BO
collection
(for
2024).
The
best
part
is
it
will
give
rise
to
a
positive
sentiment
that
will
help

Mufasa:
The
Lion
King
(releasing
on
December
20)
and
then

Baby
John,”
Wankhede
said.