SS Rajamoulis Contemporary action drama RRR continued its stormy performance at the box office. Its Hindi version collected Rs 23.75 crore on Saturday, bringing the total two-day collection to Rs 43.82 crore. It has reportedly topped Rs r50 crore at the worldwide box office.
RRR brings two together The biggest stars of Telugu cinema – Ram Charan and Jr. NTR. The film also stars Bollywood’s Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in extended guest appearances.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the film’s numbers on his Twitter account. He wrote: #RRR *HINDI* RRRoars on Day 2… Red hot word of mouth has come into play… Multiplexes witness BIG GAINS on Day 2… Single screens ROCK… Expect BIGGERRR GROWTH on Day 3, should reach ₹70+ cr weekend… Friday 07/20 cr, Sa 23.75 cr. Total: ₹ 43.82 cr. #India business.”
Previously, the film had proven to be even bigger than the Baahubali franchise for Rajamouli, surpassing the worldwide first day collection of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
In India the film made Rs 156 crore and collected a further Rs 42 crore from overseas markets.
Rajamouli’ thanked fans for the unprecedented response to RRR. He wrote: “Thanks to EVERRRYONE for your thunderous applause for #RRRMovie. Overwhelmed 🤗🙏🏻.”
The film also ended the dominance of Vivek Agnihotri’s holdover film The Kashmir Files.
Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film a positive review. She wrote: “RRR is a roaring, rousing, rousing mix of genres – epic-mythological-action-superhero-bromance, that very SS Rajamouli concoction we’re meant to swallow in one giant gulp. It’s also deafeningly loud, of course. However, since the film compelled me to stick with it and was a lot of fun doing it, I was glad to sacrifice my ears for once. The three hour long film, a patriotic saga set in 1920s British India, proves several things at once. That there will never be a greater, more enduring source of stories for Indian filmmakers and viewers than the Ramayan and the Mahabharat. That if you want to be absolutely sure, you cast not just one superstar, but two of them. And that if you want to get big, you only go to Rajamouli, the biggest superstar of them all: the loudest ‘taalis’ were reserved for his blink and miss-credits.”