BY SACNILK

Mumbai, December 8 - The opening week record of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's spy action thriller Pathaan was dismantled by superstar Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule by a big margin. Both the movies had the advantage of a long extended weekend and they made the most of it. ## From the record-breaking opening, Pushpa 2 trended well above Jawan in the opening weekend and Pathaan after that. The historical run made it the fastest film ever in Hindi to top 500 crores net collection, taking just 11 days to reach there.## Ultimately, Pushpa 2 beat Jawan's final collection of 582 crores net before the second week ended and also went past Stree 2 (598 crores net) to become the biggest Hindi grosser of all time rather easily.## Here is the day-wise Hindi language domestic box office comparison of Pushpa 2 vs Jawan (in net collection)DayPushpa 2JawanDay 1₹ 70.30 Cr₹ 65.50 CrDay 2₹ 56.90 Cr₹ 46.23 CrDay 3₹ 73.50 Cr₹ 68.72 CrDay 4₹ 85.00 Cr₹ 71.63 CrDay 5₹ 46.40 Cr₹ 30.50 CrDay 6₹ 36.00 Cr₹ 24.00 CrDay 7₹ 30.00 Cr₹ 21.30 CrDay 8₹ 27.00 Cr₹ 20.10 CrDay 9₹ 27.00 Cr₹ 18.10 CrDay 10₹ 46.00 Cr₹ 30.10 CrDay 11₹ 54.00 Cr₹ 34.26 CrDay 12₹ 20.50 Cr₹ 14.25 CrDay 13₹ 18.50 Cr₹ 12.90 CrDay 14₹ 16.50 Cr₹ 8.60 CrDay 15₹ 14.00 Cr₹ 7.25 CrDay 16₹ 11.30 Cr₹ 7.10 CrDay 17₹ 20.00 Cr₹ 11.50 CrDay 18₹ 26.75 Cr₹ 13.90 CrDay 19₹ 10.50 Cr₹ 4.90 CrDay 20₹ 11.50 Cr₹ 4.40 CrDay 21₹ 15.00 Cr₹ 4.45 CrDay 22₹ 8.00 Cr₹ 5.81 CrDay 23₹ 6.50 Cr₹ 4.90 CrDay 24₹ 10.00 Cr₹ 8.27 CrDay 25₹ 12.25 Cr₹ 9.12 CrDay 26₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 6.65 CrDay 27₹ 6.25 Cr₹ 1.95 CrDay 28₹ 9.50 Cr₹ 1.86 CrDay 29₹ 3.75 Cr₹ 1.78 CrDay 30₹ 2.90 Cr₹ 1.10 CrDay 31₹ 4.40 Cr₹ 2.30 CrDay 32₹ 5.60 Cr₹ 2.90 CrDay 33₹ 1.90 Cr₹ 0.85 CrDay 34₹ 1.50 Cr₹ 0.80 CrDay 35₹ 1.65 Cr₹ 0.77 CrDay 36₹ 1.50 Cr₹ 0.75 CrDay 37₹ 0.95 Cr₹ 4.75 CrDay 38₹ 1.65 Cr₹ 1.51 CrDay 39₹ 2.08 Cr₹ 2.09 CrDay 40₹ 0.75 Cr₹ 0.74 CrDay 41₹ 1.22 Cr₹ 0.60 CrDay 42₹ 0.78 Cr₹ 0.50 CrDay 43₹ 0.53 Cr₹ 0.40 CrDay 44₹ 0.65 Cr₹ 0.15 CrDay 45₹ 0.80 Cr₹ 0.30 CrDay 46₹ 1.15 Cr₹ 0.35 CrDay 47₹ 0.40 Cr₹ 0.25 CrTotal₹ 808.81 Cr₹ 581.14 Cr## Note: The table will be updated every day.## Jawan had minted approximately 252 crores net in its 4-day extended weekend and 186.58 crores net in Friday to Sunday weekend. Pushpa 2, on the other hand, has scored much more in its extended weekend and 200+ crores net in Friday to Sunday weekend which, on both fronts, is a record in Hindi. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Mumbai, December 7 - There is no stopping Pushpa 2 as it once again goes on overdrive on its first Saturday at the Hindi box office and is potentially looking at the biggest day since its release with over 70 crores net collection. ## The film is looking to beat Jawan's biggest single-day collection of 71.63 crores net which came on the first Sunday as early estimates suggest Pushpa 2's third day/first Saturday collection can rise to 73-75 crores which will be known by tomorrow morning. The total Hindi collection of the film is around 200 crores net in 3 days, and the weekend is expected to be around 270+ crores net.## In Telugu states, the movie sees a decent jump and is looking to score in the range of 30-35 crores gross on Saturday. In Tamil Nadu, Pushpa 2 comes close to the opening day figures as estimates suggest 10.50+ crores gross day, while there is a slight drop in Kerala with around 2.15 crores gross and in Karnataka, the film scores a good jump and is expected to collect in the range of 11 crores gross. ## Overall, Pushpa 2 is expected to gross in the range of 135-140 crores on its first Saturday which is a jump of over 20% from Friday. The total domestic collection of the film is around 455+ crores gross and it is looking at around 600 crores gross opening weekend total which is a record.## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Mumbai, December 7 - After the historic success of Baahubali 2, another Telugu film is set to claim the box office crown in Hindi as Allu Arjun's highly-anticipated Pushpa 2 - The Rule has begun its journey to get the ultimate prize by beating Bollywood mega-blockbusters.## The Sukumar's directorial movie opened to groundbreaking numbers with approximately 70 crores net in Hindi, which is the biggest opening ever. Pushpa 2 trended well ahead of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan in the extended opening weekend and easily scored the biggest first weekend in Hindi before also thrashing Pathaan's first-week record by a long margin. ## Here is the day-wise Hindi language domestic box office comparison of Pushpa 2 vs Stree 2 (in net collection)DayPushpa 2Stree 2Day 1₹ 70.30 Cr₹ 60.30 Cr (incl. premieres)Day 2₹ 56.90 Cr₹ 31.40 CrDay 3₹ 73.50 Cr₹ 43.85 CrDay 4₹ 85.00 Cr₹ 55.90 CrDay 5₹ 46.40 Cr₹ 38.10 CrDay 6₹ 36.00 Cr₹ 25.80 CrDay 7₹ 30.00 Cr₹ 19.50 CrDay 8₹ 27.00 Cr₹ 16.80 CrDay 9₹ 27.00 Cr₹ 17.50 CrDay 10₹ 46.00 Cr₹ 33.00 CrDay 11₹ 54.00 Cr₹ 42.40 CrDay 12₹ 20.50 Cr₹ 18.50 CrDay 13₹ 18.50 Cr₹ 11.75 CrDay 14₹ 16.50 Cr₹ 9.75 CrDay 15₹ 14.00 Cr₹ 8.50 CrDay 16₹ 11.30 Cr₹ 8.50 CrDay 17₹ 20.00 Cr₹ 16.50 CrDay 18₹ 26.75 Cr₹ 22.00 CrDay 19₹ 10.50 Cr₹ 6.75 CrDay 20₹ 11.50 Cr₹ 5.50 CrDay 21₹ 15.00 Cr₹ 5.60 CrDay 22₹ 8.00 Cr₹ 5.35 CrDay 23₹ 6.50 Cr₹ 4.50 CrDay 24₹ 10.00 Cr₹ 8.50 CrDay 25₹ 12.25 Cr₹ 11.00 CrDay 26₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 3.25 CrDay 27₹ 6.25 Cr₹ 3.10 CrDay 28₹ 9.25 Cr₹ 3.00 CrDay 29₹ 3.75 Cr₹ 2.75 CrDay 30₹ 2.90 Cr₹ 3.35 CrDay 31₹ 4.40 Cr₹ 5.40 CrDay 32₹ 5.60 Cr₹ 6.75 CrDay 33₹ 1.90 Cr₹ 3.00 CrDay 34₹ 1.50 Cr₹ 2.50 CrDay 35₹ 1.65 Cr₹ 2.00 CrDay 36₹ 1.50 Cr₹ 1.65 CrDay 37₹ 0.95 Cr₹ 5.00 CrDay 38₹ 1.65 Cr₹ 3.65 CrDay 39₹ 2.09 Cr₹ 5.00 CrDay 40₹ 0.75 Cr₹ 1.35 CrDay 41₹ 1.22 Cr₹ 1.25 CrDay 42₹ 0.78 Cr₹ 1.25 CrDay 43₹ 0.53 Cr₹ 1.10 CrDay 44₹ 0.65 Cr₹ 0.90 CrDay 45₹ 0.80 Cr₹ 2.10 CrDay 46₹ 1.15 Cr₹ 2.50 CrDay 47₹ 0.40 Cr₹ 0.65 CrTotal₹ 808.81 Cr₹ 588.75 Cr## Note: The table will be updated every day.## Both Pushpa 2 and Stree 2 had a Thursday release and as can be seen in the table, it took only 2 days for the former to go past the 100 crores net mark and has the best first 2 days aggregate total in Hindi while Stree 2 topped 100 crores net mark on its third day. ## After the Independence Day opening weekend, Stree 2 continued to benefit from the holidays to post nearly 300 crores net in the first week. Though Pushpa 2 didn't have that luxury, it still scored more than 400 crores net first week and will easily down Stree 2's final collection very soon. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Hyderabad, April 15 - The Indian box office post the Covid-19 pandemic and after many big blockbusters, it has exploded again like never before, thanks to the long-awaited and highly anticipated Pan-India biggie, Pushpa 2 - The Rule. The Allu Arjun-fronted action drama has broken several records at the domestic box office and is set for a solid run in the coming weeks.## The Sukumar-directed film was released on over 12000 screens worldwide, including over 8000 screens in India. The craze for this particular movie has been such that theatre owners are arranging midnight shows to meet the demand with supply, and still people are finding it tough to get tickets, especially in North India, where the craze for this is sky-high. ## Pushpa 2 was projected to break RRR's opening day record at the domestic box office, and it did exactly that by a long margin, both at the domestic and worldwide box office. It is now not just the biggest domestic opener but also the first to cross 200 crores gross opening (including previews), which is insane.## Apart from Pushpa 2 and RRR, there is another movie which opened to huge numbers, Baahubali 2, and these three are the only films to take the opening of 150+ crores gross each in India, with the latest blockbuster going a step ahead to score a double century.## Pushpa 2 Vs RRR Vs Baahubali 2 State Wise Opening Day Gross Collection Comparison (Excluding Premieres)MovieKarnatakaAPTGTamil NaduKeralaRest Of IndiaDay TotalPushpa 2₹ 16.90 Cr₹ 78.50 Cr₹ 10.60 Cr₹ 6.35 Cr₹ 84.05 Cr₹ 196.40 CrRRR₹ 14.50 Cr₹ 102.50 Cr₹ 10.00 Cr₹ 4.00 Cr₹ 25.00 Cr₹ 156.00 CrBaahubali 2₹ 19.50 Cr₹ 57.00 Cr₹ 9.25 Cr₹ 5.45 Cr₹ 60.80 Cr₹ 152.00 Cr## Pushpa 2 is also having a record-breaking weekend, and it will score the biggest opening weekend at the domestic and worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

Hyderabad, December 7 - It was a matter of time but it happened rather quickly for Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 - The Rule which has surpassed the lifetime total of the first movie Pushpa - The Rise at the Hindi and worldwide box office in just 2 days. ## The blockbuster action drama has minted over 120 crores net collection in Hindi in just 2 days, beating Pushpa's 106+ crores net lifetime total to become Allu Arjun's biggest grosser. It is the 11th South Indian movie and the second for Allu Arjun to surpass 100 crores net mark in Hindi. ## Pushpa 2 has also topped Pushpa at the worldwide box office in as many days after a strong second day, thanks to the major contribution from the Hindi heartland. The global total in the film has crossed 400 crores gross in 2 days, beating the entire run of Pushpa (350 crores gross) to become Allu Arjun's biggest grosser. ## Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 is targeting a worldwide gross of around 700 crores in its four-day opening weekend, making it the biggest opener in Indian cinema. The movie is rewriting box office history and will soon enter the celebrated club of 1000 crore grossers. ## Stay tuned...

BY SACNILK

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 SACNILK

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 SACNILK

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

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 SACNILK

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

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

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...