Hyderabad: S.S. Rajamouli magnum opus 'RRR', featuring actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead, has shattered records at the box office to emerge as India's biggest blockbuster. Released in around 11,000 theaters in 5 languages worldwide, the film grossed a whopping Rs 257 crore on its opening day thus overtaking 'Baahubali 2'.
Along with its premieres in the USA, it crossed the $5 million mark on its opening day. Rs 120.19 were collected in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states only. 'RRR' also broke the $4.59 million 'Baahubali 2' record in the US. Trade analysts say the entire worldwide gross has also set a new record. Overseas record Rs 78.25 crore gross achieved.
'RRR' grossed over Rs 166 crore on the first day across the country. Bahubali 2 collections on the first day across the country was Rs 152 crore. On the first day, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together collected more than Rs 120 crore, according to trade sources. 16.48 crore in Karnataka, Rs. 12.73 crores in Tamil Nadu, and Rs. 4.36 crore in Kerala. In other parts of India, it collected nearly Rs 25 crore. Overseas, it earned another Rs 78 crore. With this, it is learned that RRR has collected a total of Rs 257 crore on the first day. RRR became the first Indian film to receive this milestone!
Movie critic and industry expert Taran Adarsh pointed out that 'RRR's overwhelming success had impacted the collections of 'The Kashmir Files'. Stating that 'RRR' had opened to record numbers in New Zealand and Australia, the industry expert said that in Australia, the film overtook 'The Batman' to claim the Number one spot on Friday. He said the film had collected Rs 4.03 crores in Australia and Rs 37.07 lakhs in New Zealand and that the film had taken an 'earth-shattering start' in the United States as well.
"'RRR': It's a Tsunami… 'RRR' takes an earth-shattering start in the USA," he said and pointed out that the film had collected $3,198,766 from the preview collections on Thursday in the US. In Canada, the film made $270,361. In North America as a whole, the film made Rs 26.46 crore while in the UK, it made Rs 2.40 crore. As per the reports, RRR earned around Rs 18 crore from Hindi audiences on its opening day, which is a good sign for the film. However, the net figures of the film's earnings are yet to come. RRR was released on Friday, March 25 worldwide, and a bigger jump in the box office is expected in the film's earnings over the weekend.
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