As many industry experts predicted, SS Rajamouli’s much anticipated RRR has exceeded all expectations – with box office earnings expected to reach Rs. 18 to 20 crores by the end of the first day. Around 25% higher than previously estimated; this is without doubt one of the most successful Hindi releases ever in India! In terms of geographical locations, Mumbai stands at number 1 followed closely by Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan and Delhi while Punjab trails behind.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu (the home state of RR) hasn’t been too receptive to the Hindi release while its respective regional language versions are having a field day in other parts of southern India like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka – though Telugu may just become tomorrow’s king after a little bit more encouragement from Bollywood buffs. So far everything about this magnum opus seems perfect but we’ll only know for sure once the reviews start pouring in tonight!
With all three national chains contributing to over Rs. 7.75 crores and Ranveer Singh’s 83 at around Rs. 9 crore, the film has been doing well with less success coming from single screen theaters where each contributed about 45%. In regards to the amount of money these theaters have put up for RRR, it’s believed that they contribute nearly 70% since both genres are made for them.
However, because these movies cost more in order to see them in theaters, this wasn’t seen as a successful gamble so there is still hope that feedback will continue to be good enough for people to keep going back when the movie comes out Friday night – despite its over-priced ticket price tag – once again hitting an average towards 100% profit margin!
These are simply incredible figures, more so because it’s not a holiday release. This opening just suggests that the film would have easily had an opening of Rs. 25 crore plus if it was a Holi release. It seems that RRR has enough potential to bring in the numbers and full credit goes to distributors for getting optimum showcasing of this mega budget epic.
The film has managed to withstand The Kashmir Files by only losing some steam when compared to how strong the debuting movie is doing across all over India; which gives proof that while competing against something big, also opens doors for smaller films with less competition from other directors – afterall, you don’t need special deals or marketing techniques when you’re presenting something people want! What SS Rajamouli did here proves one thing though – he’s undeniably emerged as India’s biggest moviemaking franchise.
