RRR movie released on 25 March
Highlight
- RRR’s business far ahead of Sooryavanshi after first seven days of release
- RRR is doing good business in NCR, UP, East Punjab and Gujarat
- Thereafter, RRR would like to chase the box office business of The Kashmir Files.
SS Rajamouli’s RRR has been winning love amongst the audience ever since it hit the screens on March 25. Being an action film, it has been garnering audiences in theatres, courtesy the cinematic extravagance provided through the lead pair Ram Charan and Jr NTR. , The film has ended the first week with a collection of Rs 131 crore for the Hindi version and the good thing is that the weekday collections have been steady. Going into the second weekend, things are looking good for RRR. The only concern is John abraham‘S Attack is releasing on 1st April and it may challenge it as it belongs to the same genre.
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RRR’s first week earnings are ahead of any Hindi film that released during the pandemic. It essentially exceeded the collection of Akshay KumarThe success of Sooryavanshi and The Fugitive of The Kashmir Files. While Sooryavanshi did a business of over Rs 120 crore in the first weekend, The Kashmir Files did a little less than Rs 100 crore. Comparing these figures with RRR, you will find that it has outperformed its contenders by a huge margin.
This also means that regional films, especially southern releases, are making huge inroads in the Hindi belt. After Pushpa: The Rise last year, RRR is the second Telugu film to gross Rs 100 crore or more in the northern markets. It is also a reflection of the public’s preference for content over language.
According to the report of Box Office India, on Thursday, RRR did a business of Rs 11.50 crore. On Wednesday, these figures were Rs 13 crore. The fall in collections was 10-11 per cent. RRR has seen such margin decline during the week but has maintained steady earnings. In the second weekend, business may be in double digits, it is expected.
According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, RRR has revived large-scale business in North India. As per BOI, RRR is performing well in NCR, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and East Punjab. However, its performance in Mumbai has been low.
RRR, when compared with Shankar’s 2.0, reveals that the former has comfortably surpassed the latter’s week one collection. 2.0 was a film with a similar budget and expectations. While RRR traded up after the first weekend, 2.0 witnessed a decline. This is where RRR really wins. Another contestant was Prabhas’s Saaho, which earned Rs 115 crore in the first week for the Hindi version. In statistics, RRR is ahead of its contenders. It will be interesting to see if RRR can chase the business of The Kashmir Files, which has earned over Rs 238 crore since its March 11 release.