KGF: Chapter II, starring Yash, was released yesterday and has had an extraordinary response with audiences and critics alike all over the world claiming it their favourite film of recent times. As if that weren’t impressive enough, KGF 2, with wide distribution globally – 12000 screens across 11 countries – saw staggering advance bookings. Opening on 9000+ screens internationally; this colossal movie stands to gross more than 10 million in a weekend domestically & 40 million+ internationally!
It had a phenomenal opening day earning $933K in North America alone (~$7.14 Crores INR) followed by respectable earnings ($6.91 Cr INR) from 473 domestic theatres coupled with $30K CAN numbers (>0.2 Cr INR). What makes it even more impressive is the way it appeals to such diverse markets like India where Hindi + regional language versions have already contributed Rs 14 cr netto (+Rs 18 crores GROSS).