2.0 Box Office Collection, Day 1: Rajinikanth film grand opening, earns Rs 20.25 cr
New Delhi : 2.0 Box Office Collection: Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s 2.0 turns out to be a super-hit, with its Hindi version earning Rs 20.25 crore on the first day of its release. Claimed to be the most expensive film in India's movie-making history, the Rs 550 crore film has reportedly recovered around Rs 370 crore from the sale of satellite, digital and distribution rights.
“Non-holiday release... Non-festival period... Yet, #2Point0 takes a SUPER START... Keeping in mind the fact that it’s a dubbed film + advance bookings opened very late, the biz is STRONG... Thu ₹ 20.25 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version,” trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted.
Non-holiday release... Non-festival period... Yet, #2Point0 takes a SUPER START... Keeping in mind the fact that it’s a dubbed film + advance bookings opened very late, the biz is STRONG... Thu ₹ 20.25 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 30, 2018
According to trade analyst Ramesh Bala, the Shankar film will be screened in around 10,500 screens worldwide, with 7,000 in India. For instance, Baahubali 2 was shown on 9,000 screens worldwide. Therefore, one can estimate the success rate of 2.0
In south zone, the Akshay, Rajini sci-fi film is performing well in the Telugu speaking states, Tamil Nadu and the US. The film has earned Rs 2.64 crore at the Chennai box office, which is higher than the box office collection of Vijay’s Sarkar that earned Rs 2.37 crore.
According to the statement released by Book My Show, 2.0 has already sold 2.2 million tickets already. In Andhra Pradesh and Nizam region, the Akshay Kumar starrer has collected Rs 19 crore. This is the highest collection for a Tamil dubbed into Telugu film.
In Kerala, 2.0 earned Rs 4.15 crore at the box office, which is higher than Rajinikanth’s previous film Kabali. Even Baahubali earned Rs 5.45 crore on Day 1 in Kerala.
As per the news messaged a few hours before, the film has has collected Rs 8.25 crore on Day 1 in Karnataka. It is believed that the film will have a four day opening weekend.
In 2.0, Rajini play the role of Chitti version 2.0 and Dr Vaseegaran and Akshay Kumar essays the role of Dr Richard, who later transforms into the crowman. The film explores the fifth element and what it holds for human beings and hence the film’s tagline became, “Because this world is not just for humans.”
Produced by Lyca and directed by Shankar, the movie has music composed by AR Rahman and sound engineered by Resul Pookutty. The cinematography for the film completely shot in 3D is by Nirav Shah.
