In two days, Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa 2' earns Rs 449 crore gross at global box office
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New Delhi: With a gross of Rs 449 crore in just two days, Allu Arjun's "Pushpa 2: The Rule" is still doing strong at the box office around the world.
With dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam, the second instalment of the "Pushpa" franchise opened worldwide on Friday. On its first day, it brought in a record-breaking Rs 294 crore at the box office.
Production banner Mythri Movie Makers, which has bankrolled "Pushpa 2", shared the movie's latest box office figures on social media.
"WILDFIRE at the box-office #Pushpa2TheRule grosses 449 crores worldwide in 2 days... The fastest Indian film to hit the milestone," the studio said on X.
The Sukumar-directed movie is a sequel to 2021's Telugu blockbuster "Pushpa: The Rise".
The film's day one collection of Rs 294 crore broke the record for the highest opening in the history of Indian cinema, which earlier belonged to SS Rajamouli's "RRR" (Rs 223.5 crore), followed by "Baahubali 2" (Rs 217 crore) and "Kalki 2898 AD" (Rs 175 crore).
The Hindi version of "Pushpa 2", whose trailer was launched by Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Patna last month, also smashed records as it earned Rs 72 crore net on day one, surpassing the opening day figure of Shah Rukh Khan's 2023 hit "Jawan", whose Hindi version had earned around Rs 65 crore on day one.
In the sequel, Arjun returns as labourer-turned-sandalwood smuggler Pushpa Raj, alongside Mandanna as Srivalli and Fahadh Faasil as SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat.
The original film, directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, was not only a commercial success, amassing over Rs 300 crore in India, but also established a strong fan base beyond the traditional Telugu base and it has only grown since then.
With PTI inputs