BY ANISH JANGIR

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BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 6 - After the historic opening day collection, superstar Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule has a sensational hold in Hindi on its second day with a drop of around 25% despite the mid-week release and mammoth opening. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 breached the half-century mark again on its first Friday/second day as early estimates suggest the collection in the range of 52 crores net which can rise to 55 crores depending on the hold in the mass belt which will be known by tomorrow. ## The total Hindi collection of the film has crossed the 100 crores mark in just 2 days at around 122+ crores net which also surpassed the lifetime Hindi total of Pushpa - The Rise (106+ crores net). The pre-sales for Saturday and Sunday are phenomenal as the opening weekend of the movie is expected to be 240-260 crores net. ## While Pushpa 2 is having a riot in Hindi, it witnessed a heavy and might be an alarming drop in South Indian states. In Telugu states, the movie is having a drop of over 60% as early estimates suggest 25-30 crores gross, followed by around 8-9 crores gross in Karnataka, and 8-9 crores gross in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ## Thanks to the Hindi version, Pushpa 2 seems to be heading for another huge day of over 100 crores gross domestically as early estimates suggest the collection to be in the range of 105-115 crores gross which is about a 45% drop from the pure opening day. ## The film is expected to see good growth on Saturday and Sunday in South Indian states whereas the Hindi version will be in riot mode over the weekend to post unheard numbers. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Hyderabad, December 6 - Superstar Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule had a record-breaking opening day at the domestic box office which saw it becoming the first movie ever to breach the 200 crores gross mark in India, including the premieres. ## Pushpa 2 has beaten all the previous record holders by a big margin to record the biggest opening ever. SS Rajamouli's action dramas RRR and Baahubali 2 are the only other movies to cross the 150 crores gross mark domestically where RRR is slightly ahead of it as the second biggest grosser now, behind Pushpa 2. ## Here Are Top 5 Biggest Openers At The Indian Box Office (Estimated Gross Collection) -## 1. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 209 crores approx. (including premiers)## 2. Baahubali 2 - 156 crores approx.## 3. RRR - 152 crores approx.## 4. KGF: Chapter 2 - 134.50 crores approx.## 5. Kalki 2898 AD - 114 crores approx.## Apart from the biggest domestic start, Pushpa 2 also broke the biggest worldwide opening of RRR (223 crores gross) as it scored a mammoth approximately 275 crores, including 66 crores at the overseas box office. It is the biggest overseas Indian opener of 2024, beating Kalki 2898 AD. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, December 6 - Vijay Sethupathi's Tamil action thriller Maharaja has topped 150 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office, thanks to the fantastic run in China. This is the first movie of the actor in the lead role to top this milestone. ## Maharaja was released in China on November 29 and in the first week, the film grossed approximately 41 crores which pushed its total worldwide cume to around 147 crores gross. On its second Friday, Maharaja has grossed approximately 5.50 crores which took its total collection past the 150 crores mark. ## After the second Friday collection in China, Maharaja has surpassed Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 (149 crores gross) to become the 5th highest-grossing Tamil movie and also the 5th 150 crores Tamil grosser of 2024 at the worldwide box office. It will surpass Dhanush's Raayan (154 crores gross) by tomorrow to climb one more step. ## Maharaja has a shot at 200 crores worldwide gross if it manages to extend its superb run in China which is looking possible as it continues to be among the top 3 movies at the Chinese box office for the last few days, beating the likes of Moana 2, Wicked, and many other local releases.## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 6 - Kannada superstar Yash rose to nationwide fame after the monstrous success of KGF 2 which is the highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. The actor is now shooting for national award-winning director Geetu Mohandas' gangster action drama titled Toxic which will be released next year.## Yash recently landed in Mumbai to shoot for Toxic and according to a report by Filmfare, the actor visited superstar Shah Rukh Khan at his residence, Mannat which has sparked rumours about their possible collaboration.## While the exact details of the duo's meet are not known yet, rumours are making the rounds that they met to discuss a collaboration which is in the works. It is to be noted that SRK will soon start shooting for director Sujoy Ghosh's King which is also reportedly a gangster drama film. ## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan was last seen in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama Dunki in December 2023, a year which witnessed his redemption with three big blockbusters, including Pathaan and Jawan. Yash, on the other hand, is coming off from mega-blockbuster KGF 2. He will next be seen in Toxic, followed by Nitesh Tiwari's epic Ramayana. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 6 - Superstar Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule has stormed the box office as becomes the biggest opener ever in Hindi, beating superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller Jawan which took the opening of 65.50 crores net in Hindi. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 minted approximately 70 crores net collection in the dubbed Hindi version, thus emerging as the biggest opener. It is only the second movie ever after Jawan to breach the 60 crore mark and the first to 70 crore net on the pure opening day, as the third best is Pathaan with a 55 crore net start. ## Here are the top 5 biggest opening-day net collections in Hindi (without premieres) - ## 1. Pushpa 2: The Rule - 70 crores approx.## 2. Jawan - 65.50 crores## 3. Pathaan - 55 crores## 4. Animal - 54.75 crores## 5. KGF: Chapter 2 - 53.95 crores## Apart from the record-breaking opening day in Hindi, Pushpa 2 has also broken the opening day record at the Indian box office with over 200 crores gross collection in all versions. It has beaten RRR which grossed 156 crores on its first day in March 2022. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Chennai, December 6 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has completed its first week at the China box office with a superb collection of close to 41 crores gross, including premieres. It has already become the highest-grossing Tamil movie on the mainland. ## After grossing approximately 26.50 crores in the opening weekend (including premiers), Maharaja showed a stronghold on Monday by scoring 3 crore gross. The movie has shown an upward trend since Monday as the collection for the rest of the week was higher than the previous day (from Tuesday to Thursday). ## The Nithilan Swaminathan's directorial minted $4.82 million (40.80 crores gross) in the full first week which is a fantastic total. Maharaja is the highest-grossing Indian movie in China since Thugs Of Hindostan in November 2018. Overall, the Tamil blockbuster is the 13 biggest Indian grosser there. ## Maharaja is expected to have a strong second weekend as word of mouth is super positive. The film has an 8.6 rating on the Chinese movie review site Douban and is regarded as "one of the highest-rated Indian films in recent years". ## After the first week of collection in China, Maharaja's worldwide total is nearing 150 crores gross which it will achieve by the second weekend. As said, it is one of the biggest Tamil blockbusters of the year and easily the biggest success for Vijay Sehtupathi. ## Click here for detailed collection of Maharaja in the Mainland## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 5 - It's red letter day for the Indian cinema which is seeing history being re-written at the box office, courtesy of the most hyped movie in recent times, Pushpa 2 - The Rule starring superstar Allu Arjun and director by Sukumar. ## After the record-breaking night previews on December 4, the action drama set the box office on fire on its opening day and created history by taking the biggest opening ever in India, beating the record of SS Rajamouli's RRR by a good margin. ## The film is flirting with the biggest opening ever in Hindi which is with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan (65.50 crores net). According to the early estimates, Pushpa 2 has scored around 65 crores net and the opening can be higher than Jawan depending on the single screen numbers which will be known by tomorrow. ## In Telugu states, the blockbuster is estimated to gross in the range of 85+ crores on its first day and including previews (December 4), the opening is estimated to be around 100 crores gross in AP/TG, making it only the second movie after RRR to score 100+ crore opening in this region (per estimates). ## In Karnataka, Pushpa 2 is expected to gross in the range of 15 crores, followed by 9-10 crores gross in Tamil Nadu and 6-7 crores gross in Kerala. Overall, the film has grossed an estimated 195+ crores (160+ crores net), and including previews, the opening of the film is around 205+ crores gross (estimates), making it the first film ever to cross 200 crores gross opening day in India. ## This historic opening has come on a non-holiday and on a proper working day which makes it even more special. The initial word of mouth seems to be positive, so the opening weekend numbers will be extraordinary which is hard to predict at this point. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Hyderabad, December 5 - The never-before-seen mass rampage has begun at the box office as Allu Arjun's action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule has taken a historical start with records getting shattered left, right and centre. The film is re-writing history for Indian cinema. ## The craze for Pushpa 2 was already high among the audiences and after the extraordinary initial response, the phenomenon is reaching new heights. To meet the rising demand, theatre owners are scheduling mid-night shows and the response is no different from others. ## It has been learned that midnight shows have been scheduled across different cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Delhi, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. The latest allotted shows in these cities are getting full be extraordinary occupancy. ## Meanwhile, Pushpa 2 has broken another major record on the leading ticketing platform Book My Show. The film has recorded the highest number of tickets sold count in an hour and first to 100K on the platform, beating the previous record of Kalki 2898 AD of which the hourly ticket sold count peaked at 97.7K. ## Pushpa 2 hourly ticket count was hovering around the magical mark of the 100K ticket sold count, a target which seemed inevitable and could happen anytime, and it happened. It's, as said before, a never-before-seen phenomenon.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Hyderabad, December 5 - Superstar Allu Arjun is officially the king of Indian cinema as his highly-awaited action drama Pushpa 2 - The Rule, the second part of 2021's Pushpa - The Rise, has re-written the history at the box office by taking the biggest opening for an Indian title domestically and worldwide. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 hit the big screen on December 5 after the record-breaking night previews on December 4. It was the most anticipated Indian movie and after the opening day response, it can be said that the hype around it has been justified and it just seems the beginning of its record-breaking box office run. ## While the last show of the first day is yet to be done, Pushpa 2 has broken some of the records and will take a special upcoming movie to go past these records in the near future which holds a significant opportunity for the growing box office market for an Indian film. ## Have a look at some of the major box office records broken by Pushpa 2 - The Rule -## 1. Biggest opening for an Indian film at the worldwide box office (279 crores gross), beating the record of SS Rajamouli's directorial RRR (223 crore gross). ## 2. Biggest opening ever at the Indian box office (209 crores gross), beating RRR (156 crores gross).## 3. First film ever to take the opening of 200 crore gross or more at the Indian box office (including premiere). ## 4. First film ever to score 50 crores net or more in two languages (Telugu and Hindi) in a single day. ## 5. Biggest opening for a South Indian movie at the Hindi box office (70 crores net).## 6. Biggest opening ever in Hindi, beating Jawan's 65.50 crores net.## 7. Biggest overseas opening (66 crores gross) for an Indian movie of 2024, beating Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD (63.70 crores gross).## 8. Biggest domestic, overseas, and worldwide opening for Allu Arjun. ## 9. Biggest domestic, overseas, and worldwide opening for director Sukumar.## 10. Biggest domestic, overseas, and worldwide opening for Rashmika Mandanna.## 11. Biggest domestic, overseas, and worldwide opening for Mythri Movie Makers. ## 12. Biggest opening ever for a non-Tamil movie in Tamil Nadu.## 13. Biggest opening ever for a Telugu movie in Kerala. ## 14. Biggest opening of 2024 in Karnataka.## 15. Biggest opening for a South Indian film in North India (84 crore gross).## 16. Second highest opening day footfalls in India (79 lakh).## 17. All-time record previews in India (13 crore gross approx.).## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK TEAM

Mumbai, December 5 - After the historic blockbuster success of Gadar 2, Bollywood star Sunny Deol will next be seen in Telugu director Gopichand Malineni's action drama Jaat and the teaser for the same has been launched exclusively in theatres with superstar Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule on December 5. ## The over-a-minute-long teaser is action-packed with seetmaar dialogues and it promises a solid follow to Gadar 2 for Sunny Deol. The makers have also confirmed that Jaat will be released in April 2025, however, the exact date is not revealed officially. ## Meanwhile, according to the report by Bollywood Hungama, Jaat will be released in cinemas on April 10, 2025. The date is significant as Baisakhi is celebrated on April 13 by the members of the Punjabi community and makers are looking to cash in on this big opportunity since Sunny Deol carries a huge fan following in Punjab. ## Earlier, there were reports that Jaat would be released on Republic Day 2025 and the makers did reportedly also consider the same, however, due to the longer-than-expected time in the shot and post-production, they have now finalized the April 2025 release for this mass entertainer. ## Jaat will clash with Prabhas-fronted horror-comedy The Raja Saab which is already scheduled for April 10 release. Prabhas has a massive fan following among the Hindi audiences with an excellent track record at the box office, so the clash will be interesting to see. ## Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and People Media Factory, Jaat also stars Randeep Hooda as the antagonist alongside Regina Cassandra, and Saiyami Kher in the prominent roles.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 5 - Malayalam star Fahadh Faasil is set for his Bollywood debut with director Imtiaz Ali's next film, touted to be an unconventional love story, in line with the genre Imtiaz is popularly known for. Triptii Dimri has been roped in to play the female lead. ## According to a report by Peepingmoon.com, Ali and Fahadh Faasil have been discussing the film for quite some time and the project was recently finalized as the actor signed on the dotted lines to officially come on board the film. ## "Imtiaz is known for pushing boundaries in love stories, and this one promises to stand out in his repertoire where Triptii’s pairing with Fahadh adds an exciting and unique dimension to this collaboration", says the report adding that Ali is currently finishing the script and aiming to start production in the first quarter of 2025. ## The yet-untitled film will be produced by Ali under his banner, Window Seat Films. It will mark the filmmaker's return to the big screen after Love Aaj Kal in 2020. More details about the film will be revealed soon. ## Stay tuned...