Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa: The Rise- Part I’ continues to set the box office on fire, edging towards the Rs 200 crore mark in just three days. The film has crossed 2.6 million tickets sold on BookMyShow at the end of the first weekend, marking highest ever advance sales clocked for Allu Arjun so far.
Currently, the film’s total collection stands at USD 21 million (Rs 159 crore). Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted the latest box office figures. He wrote, “Pushpa lands in Global Box Office Top 3 for the weekend ending Dec 19th… A Remarkable Achievement… 1. Spider-Man No Way Home- USD 587 Million 2. Sheep Without A Shepherd 2 – USD 54 Million 3. Pushpa – USD 21 Million.”
#Pushpa lands in Global Box Office Top 3 for the weekend ending Dec 19th.. A Remarkable Achievement.. ????
1. #SpiderManNoWayHome – $587 Million
2. #SheepWithoutAShepherd2 – $ 54 Million
3. #Pushpa – $21 Million @alluarjun @iamRashmika @Samanthaprabhu2 @MythriOfficial
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) December 20, 2021
The film hit a peak of 31 tickets sold per second at 9:38 pm on December 16th becoming the second highest film in terms of tickets sold per second on BookMyShow, only behind Baahubali 2. Pushpa: The Rise also marks the highest ever advance sales clocked for Allu Arjun through his filmography so far, beating Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo which earlier held the pole position on advance sales for the actor on the platform. Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai are amongst the top cities where audiences are rushing to catch the movie in cinemas.
Pushpa hit the big screens on December 17. Despite the release of Spider-Man No Way Home, the film has been doing exceptionally well at the box office. On the other hand, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man No Way Home saw a huge surge in ticket sales and show timings began as early as 4 am in the morning to keep up with the demand. While the first day of its release, December 16, witnessed a huge crowd, the second day (Friday, December 17) was comparatively bleak as the film got tremendous competition from Pushpa. The Sukumar directorial surpassed this year’s biggest opener Sooryavanshi’s record and collected around Rs 50 crores on Friday.
Ashish Saksena, COO – Cinemas, BookMyShow said, “With cinemas across all states in India finally opening and the early signs in November, we have been quietly optimistic about this quarter kick-starting the much-awaited recovery cycle for cinemas, audiences and the industry as a whole. However ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ and ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ have taken December to a whole new level, shattering record after record on the big screen. Crossing 3.5 million tickets on BookMyShow already and steadily increasing as we enter the second week, we are thrilled to be able to contribute a massive 61% of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s box office collections for India beating blockbusters such as ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’. At 2.6 million tickets sold for the first weekend alone, ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ has become Allu Arjun’s most compelling release so far on the platform. With the year definitively ending on a high, a complete recovery for the industry is closer than expected as we step into the New Year.”
Meanwhile, Samantha Akkineni has heaped praise on Telugu superstar Allu Arjun for his “absolutely stunning” performance in ‘Pushpa: The Rise- Part I’. Samantha, who also has a special dance number in the movie, took to Instagram to share an ‘appreciation post’ for Allu Arjun.
Helmed by Sukumar, Pushpa also stars Rashmika Mandanna and popular Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil. Actor Sunil, actress Anasuya Bharadwaj, and others are to appear in important roles as well. The multi-starrer, multi-lingual movie was released in five languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
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