‘KGF: Chapter 2‘ not only lived upto the expectations but also exceeded them to reach a whole new level! It dominated the box office and seven weeks later, it is still streaming in selected theatres. Today, it completes 50 days of its theatrical run!
The film got released across the nation with a massive 6,000 screens and 8000 screens worldwide. ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is one of the biggest films since ‘Baahubali 2‘ and the biggest post pandemic opener. It is breaking records left, right, and centre! Just today, the film set another record by completing a successful 50 day run at the theatres.
The film has crossed the mark of Rs 1200 crores worldwide and has already earned more than Rs 850 crores in India. Also, It has minted a record-breaking sum of Rs 135 crores just from Tamil Nadu. Wow!!
These are some of the records ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ holds –
1 Highest grosser in the opening weekend
2 Highest first-day collection for any Indian film
3 Fastest to earn ₹200 crores
4 First film to sell 2.9M tickets in advance (breaking the record of ‘Baahubali 2’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’)
5 First Indian film to earn more than ₹50 crore in one day
6 First Kannada movie to be screened in South Korea
7 Longest running Kannada movie in Canada
8 Highest-grossing Kannada film of all time
and so much more! It is the most successful film ever made in the Kannada film industry.
Another good news – This record breaking film will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam from June 3, for free!! Yes, you read that right. It was earlier going to be available on a rental basis but the makers recently announced that it will be free for all subscribers.
The period action drama, directed by Prashanth Neel, stars Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Easwari Rao, Achyuth Kumar, and Archana Jois among others. #KGF2blockbuster50days is currently trending on Twitter because fans are celebrating! We don’t think it’s possible that you’ve not watched ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ yet. But just in case you haven’t, visit your nearby cinema or wait for a day to watch it on Amazon Prime Video. Do either of these but do not miss!