The movie hit theaters on March 25
Thiruvananthapuram, First Published Apr 10, 2022, 7:52 PM IST
Most of the pre-release hype in Indian cinema in recent times has been from South Indian languages. Chief among them was Rajamouli’s RRR. The film, which had raised hopes from the first day’s collection that it would live up to those expectations, has now reached a major milestone at the box office. The film is set to hit the 1000 crore club at the global box office. This is the third time an Indian film has achieved this dream. Dangal and Bahubali: The Conclusion are the other two films that have grossed over Rs 1000 crore.
Of this, Dangal’s global gross was Rs 2,024 crore and that of Bahubali 2 was Rs 1,810 crore. RRR has topped the list of all time great hits in Indian cinema, surpassing Bajrangi Bhaijan and Secret Superstar. The film, which hit theaters on March 25, grossed Rs 710 crore in a single week. The gross earned in the first week from India alone was Rs 560 crore. It was the best first week collection of an Indian film after Kovid. This first week’s collection is on top of this year’s Bollywood hits like Suryavanshi, The Kashmir Files, 83 and Gangubhai Kathiyawadi.
Apart from Telugu, the film has been released in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi versions. Of these, the Telugu version alone earned Rs 127 crore on the first day. The Hindi version was second in the first day collection. The Hindi version grossed Rs 23 crore. The Kannada version fetched Rs 16 crore, the Tamil version Rs 9.50 crore and the Malayalam version Rs 4 crore on the first day. In addition, the film was well-distributed in overseas markets. The film received good bookings in its first week in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and the Gulf region. The foreign collection on the first day alone is around Rs 70 crore. According to the producers, the film has been released on 10,000 screens worldwide.
The film received huge pre-release hype as the film directed by SS Rajamouli after Bahubali 2. The film stars Ram Charan and Jr. NTR in the lead roles and also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Samudra Kani, Alison Dudi, Ray Stevenson and Shriya Sharan. Rajamouli himself has scripted the story of his father KV Vijayendra Prasad. Produced by DVV Danayya under the banner of DVV Entertainments.
Last Updated Apr 10, 2022, 7:52 PM IST
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