Baahubali 2 Box Office: A still from the film
Highlights
- Hindi version of Baahubali 2 collected Rs 19.75 cr on its second Friday
- A number which has been hailed as "incredible"
- The Hindi version is expected to make 300 crores over the weekend
opened across 8,000 screens in India last week and is on a record-shattering spree. The Hindi version of the film, which has been distributed by
Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, has made over Rs 250 crores in eight days, reported trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The Hindi version of the epic drama raked in Rs 50 crores in just two days, including its second Friday at the theatres. Mr Adarsh
revealed the figures for
Baahubali 2 to be at Rs 266.75 crores and counting. His prediction for
Baahubali says that film will exceed the 300 crores in its second weekend at the theatres. "Baahubali 2 will surpass Rs 300 crore mark before weekend 2 concludes," reads his tweet.
Baahubali 2 collected just a shade under 20 crores on its second Friday with Rs 19.75 crores which a record-breaking number for any film's second Friday collections, reported
Box Office India. According to the
Box Office India, as many as 18 films have manage to surpass Rs 20 crores on its opening day, in the light of which,
Baahubali 2's second weekend performance is "incredible."
The overall ticket sales for all versions of
Baahubali 2 was a whopping Rs 303 crores after the first weekend - a number that shattered the record previously held by Salman Khan's
Sultan, which had made Rs 180 crores in the opening weekend.
Baahubali 2 is also
on its way to race ahead of the blockbuster lifetime collection figures of Aamir Khan's Dangal, which currently stands at Rs. 387 crores.
Meanwhile, Karan Johar has only great things to say about
Baahubali director S S Rajamouli:
Baahubali 2 had already made Rs 500 crore through distribution and satellite rights.
Baahubali: The Conclusion reunited the original cast of the film with Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia and Sathyaraj reprising their roles. Prabhas features in dual roles in the second part.