Baahubali 2 hits 100 crore on opening day? Here’s what experts have to say
Several trade analyst have come up with their prediction and most of them hint that the Prabhas starrer film is going to create waves at the box office.
Following the tremendous craze for SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster Baahubali: The Conclusion, it was sure that the film would receive a massive opening at the box office. Now, it is being said that Baahubali 2 has collected Rs 100 crore across India on its opening day.
Several trade analyst have come up with their prediction and most of them hint that the Prabhas starrer film is going to create waves at the box office.
The experts at Arka Media have estimated no less than a 100 crore for Baahubali 2 on its opening day.Some trade sites have even gone on to state a number of Rs 125 crore.
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Popular trade analyst Taran Adarsh also said that the film is going just great at the box office.
He took to his Twitter handle to share the record-breaking news.
“No Republic Day... No Eid... No Independence Day... No Diwali... No Christmas... #Baahubali2 creates MAGIC at the BO on non-holiday”, Taran tweeted.
Baahubali 2 also received a phenomenal response in Tamil and Telugu, with the police having to impose Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Unlawful Assembly) and even lathi-charge to control crowds going berserk. The film released across a whopping 6500 screens in India.
Online giant Book My Show reported that it had sold 3.3 million tickets for Bahubali 2 in India — approximately 12 tickets every second. A statement released by them put the Bahubali 2 ticket figures at about 35 percent higher than those for its Part 1, in 2015.
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, directed by SS Rajamouli, tells the story of Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas) and the circumstances that led to his death. It also revolves around how Mahendra Baahubali (also played by Prabhas) avenges the humiliation of his mother Devasena (Anushka Shetty) at the hands of the tyrant Bhallaladeva (Rana Daggubati).