Indo-Asian News Services
Chennai: It’s been 25 days since the release of SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”, and the film is continuing its phenomenal run in cinemas across the country, feel trade pundits.
Having amassed over Rs 1500 crore and still counting, “Baahubali 2” has crushed all existing box office records. “The film in unstoppable in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. In the three states, it has done record business, surpassing all previous records. In Tamil Nadu, it has even beaten the record of Rajinikanth’s ‘Enthiran’, which was the sole Tamil film to have grossed over Rs 100 crore,” trade analyst Trinath said.
In the Telugu states, the film has grossed over Rs 200 crore. “It’s the biggest Telugu hit and it’s got no competition until the next major Telugu release which is easily a month away. While the recent Telugu release has opened well at the box office, its impact will have very little effect on the run of ‘Baahubali 2’,” a leading distributor said on the condition of anonymity. The film also stars Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia and Sathyaraj
According to Global United Media, the film’s Kerala distributor, the film has so far grossed over Rs 60 crore. In the US, “Baahubali 2” is the first Indian film to mint over $20 million at the ticket window, according to its distributor Great India Films. The Hindi version of the film, released via filmmaker Karan Johar, has netted a whopping Rs 478 crore so far.
“‘Baahubali 2’. Week 1: Rs 247 crore Week 2: Rs 143.25 crore Week 3: Rs 69.75 crore Weekend 4: Rs 18.30 crore. Total: Rs 478.30 crore nett. Meanwhile, director Anil Sharma says the much talked about film “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” has not set any record yet. Sharma, who was present at the grand mahurat ceremony of his son Utkarsh’s debut film “Genius”, said this while interacting with the media persons. Sharma, who has given many hit films like “Gadar: Ek Prem Katha”, “Apne” and many more, was asked about the new records like Rs 1,000 crore being set by “Bahubali 2”. To this, the director said: “It is just a matter of time. There was a a time when, in 2001, ‘Gadar : Ek Prem Katha’ was released and had done a business of 265 crore, which as per today’s calculation is Rs 5,000 crore.”