Adipurush received flak for its dialogues and VFX left, right and centre, but Om Raut’s rendition of the Ramayana managed to gain momentum and break a few records at the box office. (Also Read: Prabhas’ Adipurush Gets Hooked On Monday, Wins ₹20 cr)
The epic adventure film stars Prabhas as Raghav, based on Ram, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, based on Sita and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh, based on Ravana. Produced by T-Series and UV Creations, it hits theaters on June 16 in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil languages.
The third biggest opener in Hindi
Hindi version of Adipurush opened ₹37.25 crore domestically. It is the third highest box office opening for a pan-Indian film, after Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan ( ₹57 crore) and Yash-starrer KGF: Chapter 2 ( ₹54 crore). It has surpassed the opening collection of Ayan Mukerji’s supernatural drama Brahmastra ( ₹36 crore), starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan.
The highest opening worldwide for a pan-Indian film
Adipurush was cut ₹140 crore worldwide on its opening day. He made another ₹100 crore worldwide the next day, making its two-day collection equal to ₹240 crores. In the process, it earned the highest worldwide debut for a pan-Indian film, Pathaan, that he made ₹219 crore in the first two days of its release in January.
Biggest drop on Monday
Now that the initial momentum and advance booking rush has faded for Adipurush and the largely negative word of mouth has set in, the film has seen possibly the biggest drop from the opening weekend to Monday, especially in the post- pandemic. movie theater. He has only managed to win ₹20 crore in all languages domestically, post-production ₹86 crore, ₹65 crore and ₹69 crore on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Prabhas’ quarter ₹100 crore movie
According to Bollywood Hungama, Adipurush is Prabhas’ fourth film to cross over ₹100 crore mark, after Baahubali: The Beginning ( ₹118.7 crore), Baahubali 2: The Conclusion ( ₹510.99 crore) and Saaho ( ₹142.95 crore).
Tuesday of Crete Sanon ₹100 crore movie
Adipurush is Kriti’s third crossover film ₹100 crore, after Dilwale ( ₹148.72 crore) and Housefull 4 ( ₹194.60 crore).
Saif Ali Khan’s third ₹100 crore movie
Adipurush is also Saif’s third crossover film ₹100 crore, after race 2 ( ₹100.45 crore) and his latest collaboration with director Adipurush Om Raut, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior ( ₹279.55 crore).
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