The success of Baahubali series, Kalki 2898 ADand Salaar-Part 1- Ceasefire highlights the vast U.S. market for Telugu cinema, now bolstered by Telugu’s ranking as the 11th most spoken language. Allu Arjun‘s Pushpa 2 – The Rule, releasing December 5, awaits its turn to expand the market even more. And with more than 22 days to the release of the film, it has already set the advance box office on fire.
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Pushpa 2- The Rule, is a sequel to the superhit hit film Pushpa- The Rise, which released in 2021 and also won Allu Arjun , the Best Actor National Award. For its premiere shows in the United States of America, the film has already sold tickets worth over US $ 733,000 ( Rs 6.18 crore) from over 800 locations, and having sold over 26000 tickets. It would be interesting to see if the film is able to become the highest grossing premiere film from India of 2024 , the record is currently held by Prabhas’ Kalki 2898 AD with over US $ 3.9 million. On the other hand, the all-time highest premiere show record is held by SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2 with US $ 4.3 million.
The film is also carrying a lot of expectations on its shoulders, as distributor Anil Thadani has paid almost Rs 200 crore for its North India distribution rights. The first installment has made Rs 106 crore from its Hindi version, while its India collection stood at Rs 267 crore.
Pushpa 2 also stars Rashmika MandannaFahadh Faasil, Jagapathi Babu and Prakash Raj. The film will be clashing with Vicky KaushalLaxman Utekar and Dinesh Vijan's Chaava on 6th December.