SS Rajamouli’s remastered film, Baahubali: The Epic, hit theaters on October 31 to great excitement, with premieres in select locations a day earlier. The film has now surpassed the first weekend collections of the Hindi version of Baahubali: The Beginning (2015).
Baahubali: The Epic’s opening weekend collection
According to the sources, Baahubali: The Epic earned an estimated ₹4.46 crore net in India on Sunday. This drop brought its opening weekend total to ₹22.56 crore. The film has officially outperformed the opening of the Hindi version film, which earned ₹22.35 crore in its first weekend.
It opened with ₹9.65 crore, including ₹1.15 crore from its premieres. It saw a decline on Saturday despite positive feedback, collecting ₹7.3 crore net. In its first two days, the film made ₹31.40 crore worldwide. It recorded the highest openings for a re-release film in India. We will see how much it earns in the upcoming days, as the film registered a 50.50% occupancy on Sunday.
About film
Baahubali: The Epic is a remastered film that combines Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) into one story. Although both films run for over 5 hours combined, they have been edited down to 3 hours and 44 minutes. Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, and Tamannaah Bhatia star in the lead roles, with Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj, and Nassar in important roles.
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