Dangal set to beat Baahubali-2, grosses over Rs 1,500 crore worldwide

Aamir Khan-starrer wrestling drama Dangal has grossed around Rs 1,501 crore worldwide, collecting $12.64 million till 11 pm (China Standard Time) on Sunday in China and has become second Indian film to gross over Rs 1,500 crore. Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, has grossed over $113 million in China, becoming highest non-Hollywood foreign grosser in the Chinese box office, posing threat to the position of S S Rajamouli's action fantasy epic Baahubali: The Conclusion as the top worldwide grosser among Indian films. It is also the highest grosser at the overseas box office among Indian movies.

Dangal grossed Rs 1,501 crore till now, among which Rs 731.36 crore is from China and Rs 25.78 crore is from Taiwan, according to movie trade analyst Ramesh Bala. In the Chinese box office charts, Dangal has dethroned Guardians of the Galaxy-2 in China in the second week and continues to be at the top since then.

Before the China and Taiwan release, Dangal's worldwide gross was around Rs 744 crore and Rs 387 crore net in India — excluding dubbed versions it was Rs 375 crore.

Dangal is very likely to cross Baahubali-2's worldwide gross collections soon as Baahubali's theatrical run is slowing down in most areas. Baahubali-2's worldwide collections stand at Rs 1,565 crore till Sunday and India collections stand at Rs 988 crore net, according to Ramesh Bala.

However, Dangal's brilliant run can be challenged once the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales", the fifth movie from the popular franchise, releases in China next Friday. 

It is also notable that Prabhas-starrer Baahubali-2 is yet to release in China. But, the first part wasn't successful in that country earlier. However, Baahubali's producer Shobhu Yarlagadda made clear on several occasions that he intends to release the film with a proper strategy this time in China, Japan, Taiwan, Latin American countries, among others.

Both the parts of Baahubali are being screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The first part's screening was on 20 May and the second part's screening is on 21 May. This is being seen as a marketing strategy by the film's team before its release in other countries.

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Baahubali 2 creates new record: First Indian film to cross Rs 800 cr mark

Baahubali - The Conclusion has become the first ever Indian movie to clock Rs 800 crore and is expected to cross around Rs 1,000 crore in the coming week.

According to industry sources, the two films in the series -- Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Concludion -- had a budget of around Rs 450 crore.

The brainchild of S S Rajamouli not only succeeded in India, but also drew audiences from abroad.

According to a report on BoxofficeIndia.com, Baahubali 2 has amassed as much as Rs 624 crore approximately in six days.

This has not only shattered previous records created by Aamir Khan's Dangal but has also outperformed the lifetime collection of its predecessor in the series, Baahubali: The Beginning. With the film doing exceptionally well, all eyes are now set on the Rs 1.000 crore benchmark. The Hindi version of the film has collected Rs 375 crore.

The movie's Hindi version (dubbed) is already the sixth highest grosser of all time in that language, a feat it achieved in just over a week.
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Baahubali 2 is unstoppable at box office: 10 records that the film broke

As  fans waited with bated breath to know Why Kattappa killed Baahubali? it wasn't surprising to see a beeline in front of movie theatres on April 28 when Baahubali 2: The Conclusion released. Undoubtedly, the thrill helped the film garner a record opening at the box office and the story line also struck the right chord with the audiences.

Prior to the Baahubali 2's release, analysts told Business Standard that the film could be a game changer looking at its unprecedented hype. (Read more here)

The film, starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah continues shatter box office records. It netted Rs 320-325 crore over the first three days of release. Here are the ten records which the film broke at the box office till now:

1. Opening weekend collection (Hindi): According to Box Office India, Baahubali - The Conclusion has created history by collecting more than Rs 125 crore over the first weekend in its Hindi format. The film broke Salman Khan-starrer Sultan's record which collected a little over Rs 105 crore and Aamir Khan's Dangal which collected around Rs 107 crore.

Friday - Rs 40,75,00,000 approximately

Saturday - Rs 40,25,00,000 approximately

Sunday - Rs 46,50,00,000 approximately

Total - Rs 1,27,50,00,000 approximately
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'Baahubali: The Beginning' gets the widest re-release ever

Since the time of its inception, the 'Bahubali' franchise has been breaking numerous records.

And now the first instalment, 'Bahubali: The Beginning' has broken yet another record.

With more than 900 screens allotted only to its Hindi version, S S Rajamouli's magnum opus is all set gets the widest re-release ever.

Confirming the scale of the re-release, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Thursday, "The *Hindi version* of #Baahubali [first part] is being re-released in 900 screens in India tomorrow... Screen count could increase."

Sharing details on the release of 'Baahubali: The Beginning,' Karan Johar had said, "When a movie continues to be topical for two years, you know people are loving every bit of it! Both, exhibitors and film lovers, have approached us to make Baahubali a binge-watching experience."

"Hence, we are re-releasing the first part on April 7th with a special offer that takes care of tickets for both parts. We're excited. April will witness the biggest movie event ever!" he added.

'Bahubali: The Beginning' emerged to be an underdog in 2014 and with the film re-releasing on such a huge scale, it is only expected that the franchise will break many further records.

With this, the first part is all set to hit the silver screens again, two weeks prior to the release of the much awaited concluding instalment.

'Bahubali: The Conclusion' has been in the news for having the audience at a heightened level of anticipation post its trailer launch.

Produced by ARKA entertainment and directed by S.S Rajamouli, the movie stars Prabhas in the titular role in addition to Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anushka Shetty and Satyaraj in pivotal roles.

'Bahubali: The Conclusion' is all set to hit the screens on April 28. (READ MORE)