Multiplex chain Carnival Cinemas said all previous records for per-day occupancy had been broken. The screen count for the movie was a third above the typical number a Bollywood movie is released on. Online ticketing platform BookMyShow sold over 1 million tickets for the film within 24 hours of opening bookings. Released in about 6,000 screens nationwide, Baahubali 2 saw tickets being sold at exorbitantly high rates across the country, with theatres booked for most of the first week.

The two movies were made on a total budget of Rs400-450 crore. “Today when people want to make a movie in 6-8 months, imagine giving four-and-half years of your life to a project.'īaahubali 2, a sequel to Rajamouli’s 2015 blockbuster that earned more than Rs500 crore worldwide, stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj in lead roles and revolves around two warring cousins in a fictional kingdom. “It’s the kind of grandeur never seen before on screen coupled with VFX (visual effects) clearly ahead of its time and a story based on elements of fantasy, Indian traditions and values,' said Atul Mohan, editor of trade magazine Complete Cinema, explaining the unprecedented success of the movie. In India, it earned Rs121 crore on its opening day and Rs385 crore over the first weekend, setting Indian records for both.ĪLSO READ: Is Baahubali 2 the tonic Indian film industry needed?

Rajamouli’s smash hit, which released across four languages-Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam-made Rs520 crore worldwide in its opening weekend.

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