‘Pushpa 2’ Ready To Rule Box Office, Film Mints Rs 100 Crore Already

There is unprecedented hype surrounding ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, and the advance booking for the opening day is going through the roof.

Entertainment Desk
Written By: Entertainment Desk
Updated: December 04, 2024 | 13:58 IST
Allu Arjun Rashmika Mandanna
Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ has already minted Rs 100 crore.

The release of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ is nearly upon us. Finally, the day is almost here when the Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil-starrer is ready to hit the theatres. There is unprecedented hype surrounding the Sukumar directorial, and advance booking is going through the roof. The film is slated to release in cinemas on Thursday, December 5. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, ‘Pushpa 2’ has already made more than Rs 67 crore domestically for the opening day.

As of now, the film has sold 23,18,594 tickets for the opening day, grossing a massive Rs 67.64 crore on Day 1 in India. It is safe to say that ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ will be doing business of close to Rs 100 crore on the opening day of its release in India. When you add the worldwide advance booking into the mix, the figure has already gone past the Rs 100 crore mark.

‘Pushpa 2’ is now just the second Indian film of 2024 to top Rs 100 crore worldwide advance booking gross after ‘Kalki 2898 AD’.

With the advance booking business, ‘Pushpa 2’ has surpassed the numbers that SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’, which raked in Rs 58.73 crore in pre-sales stage.

The 2022 film, which also starred Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt, minted Rs 223.50 crore at the worldwide box office on Day 1.

‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ earned Rs 214.50 crore, while ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ minted Rs 182.6 crore. ‘Salaar’ and ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ earned more than Rs 160 crore at the worldwide box office on Day 1.

It is safe to assume ‘Pushpa’ going past ‘Baahubali 2’, but whether it will challenge the opening day numbers of ‘RRR’, only time will tell.

‘Pushpa 2’ advance booking is being dominated by the Telugu version followed by the Hindi version. Malayalam version is outperforming the Tamil version for now.

In just the Hindi version, 'Pushpa 2' is nearing the 1 million tickets sold mark. Earlier, the Allu Arjun-starrer had become the fastest movie to sell over 1 million tickets on BookMyShow, surpassing the likes of 'Kalki 2898 AD', 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion', and 'KGF: Chapter 2'.

‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ also stars Rao Ramesh, Sunil, Ajay Ghosh, Dhananjaya, and Prathap Bhandari.

For the unversed, ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ had released in cinemas on December 17, 2021. The movie emerged as a massive rage in the country, and everything about the film turned out to be smash-hit.

Earlier, Allu Arjun had taken to X (formerly Twitter) to thank the Telangana government for allowing the ticket price hike for 'Pushpa 2'.

“I extend my heartfelt thanks to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for approving the ticket hike. This progressive decision demonstrates your steadfast commitment to the growth and prosperity of the Telugu film industry. A special note of thanks to the Hon’ble @AndhraPradeshCM, Shri @ncbn garu, for his vision and unwavering encouragement to the industry,” he wrote.

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