Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has set a new benchmark for Indian cinema during the first weekend. The movie likely crossed the Rs 450-crore mark in collections, according to a India Today report .
The movie made at a whopping budget of Rs 250 crore was released on over 9,000 screens worldwide including more than 6,000 screens in India.
The movie collections crossed Rs 222 crore (net) for the first two days beating Raees ( Rs 129 crore net), Khaidi No.150 (Rs 120 crore net) and Badrinath Ki Dulhaia (Rs 114 crore net), according to boxofficeindia.com.
It's prequel Baahubali: The Beginning earned Rs 650 crore after it released in July 2015.
The pace with which Baahubali 2 is shattering records, it's likely to become the highest earning Indian movie ever within a week, surpassing Aamir Khan's PK which earned Rs 792 crore worldwide.
Directed by S S Rajamouli, Baahubali 2 has an ensemble cast of Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Sathyaraj, Tamannaah, Anushka and Nasser. Filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions is presenting the Hindi version of the film.
Baahubali 2 collections cross Rs 450-crore mark in 3 days; to beat Aamir's PK in first week