S.S. Rajamouli’s great epic raced past Aamir Khan’s PK (Rs 743 crore) at the worldwide box-office with easily more than Rs 800 crore in two weeks. It is also sprinted past the previous Bollywood all time blockbusters Dangal (Rs 495 crore) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Rs 422 crore) at the domestic box-office. The Hindi version of the Prabhas-starrer made Rs 128 crore over the first weekend and Rs 80.75 crore over the second weekend in India. The worldwide collection of the Hindi version had reached Rs 508 crore in the first 10 days. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which has been made at a budget of Rs 250 crore, has earned more than Rs 100 crore in US theatres alone, making it the first Indian film to do so. Movie critic and business analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted:#Baahubali2 16 Days WW Box office:
India: Nett : ₹ 855 cr Gross : ₹ 1090 Cr Overseas: Gross: ₹ 240 cr Total: ₹ 1,330 cr — Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) May 14, 2017
#Baahubali2 – NORTH AMERICA – till 13 May 2017… USA: $ 17,738,769 Canada: $ 713,413 Total: $ 18,452,182 [₹ 118.42 cr]. EXCELLENT!@Rentrak
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 14, 2017
1st Week: $27.15 M 2nd Weekend: $32.46 M Total (10 Days): $59.61 M [₹ 382.46 Crs] – Excellent! — Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) May 15, 2017Now, it remains to be seen whether the upcoming blockbuster titles like the Salman Khan-starrer Tubelight, Amir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan and the Rajinikanth- Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0 can set new benchmarks.