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Pushpa 2 Box Office: Allu Arjun set to shatter long standing opening day record of Baahubali 2 in India
Come Thursday, the mighty Baahubali 2 will no longer hold the record for highest opening day in India. It's time for Pushpa Raj.
It's been almost eight years since Baahubali 2 set the opening day record at the Indian box office, a record it has retained ever since. Today is the last day the film holds that record, as Pushpa 2 is poised to claim the title tomorrow.
Over the years, there have been several challengers, though really there were two serious ones; RRR and KGF Chapter 2. The two also came close to taking the record but eventually fell short. For RRR, it was lower North India which kept it short of the record, while for KGF 2, it was the clash with Beast and it being a Non-Tollywood film, Andhra Pradesh didn’t go as high as it could have gone in terms of release and ticket prices.
Pushpa 2 faces none of these limitations. North India is firing on all cylinders, there is no clash with any film of any sort and this is a Tollywood film so Telugu states don’t have any limitations on wider release and ticket prices. In fact, ticket rates in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are at their highest ever, by a significant margin. Therefore, for Pushpa 2 it's not a matter of whether it will break the record but how high it will set the new record.
Baahubali 2 holds the opening day record with Rs. 133 crore. From the outlook of things, Pushpa 2 should cross the Rs. 150 crore mark rather comfortably.
The film is eyeing the highest opening day of all time in North India, with a minimum of Rs. 65 crore gross expected on the first day. Nizam should also see the new record, thanks to insanely high ticket prices, the first day in excess of Rs. 30 crore is possible. In Andhra Pradesh, the record, Rs. 49 crore by RRR, probably may not happen but it should clear the runner-up, Devara (Rs. 39.50 crore). Elsewhere in the South, the film is expected to rake in over Rs. 25 crore, with a high side of Rs. 30 crore plus.
In total, Pushpa 2 is expected to gross at least Rs. 160 crore on its first day, with an upside of Rs. 180 crore or more if it performs at the higher end of expectations. Either way, come Thursday, the mighty Baahubali 2 will no longer hold the record for the highest opening day in India. It's time for Pushpa Raj.
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