Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna’s Pushpa 2: The Rule has breached the Rs 30-crore mark in advance booking since tickets became available on BookMyShow for screenings in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Pune on Saturday, according to latest trade reports.
Advance booking for the film in Hyderabad began on Sunday.
According to industry data-tracking site Sacnilk, the Hindi version accounts for around 50 per cent contribution of the total pre-sales, followed by the original Telugu version. IMAX 2D and 3D formats have also raked in considerable revenue for the film. Telengana leads in pre-sales, with tickets worth over Rs 9 crore sold. West Bengal accounts for 21 per cent of the total pre-sales, Delhi for 17 per cent and Maharashtra for around 15 per cent.
As per BookMyShow, over 21,000 tickets were sold in just one hour at the time the report was filed on Monday.
Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2 is the sequel to Allu’s 2021 film Pushpa: The Rise, which became a massive box-office success across India.
While Allu is set to reprise his role as the titular character Pushpa Raj, Rashmika and Fahadh Faasil will also return as Srivalli and SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, respectively. The trailer, dropped on November 17, promises an epic showdown between Pushpa and SP Shekhawat. The video also teases Pushpa and Srivalli’s on-screen chemistry.
The two-minute-48-second-long trailer further offers a glimpse at actress Sreeleela’s much-talked-about dance number Kissik.
Slated to hit theatres on December 5, Pushpa 2 has received a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
The music for Pushpa 2: The Rule has been scored by Devi Sri Prasad, while Miroslaw Kuba Brozek has handled the cinematography.
The original film, Pushpa: The Rise, starred Allu as Pushpa Raj, a lorry driver rising through the ranks of a red sandalwood smuggling syndicate. Rashmika played Pushpa’s love interest, Srivalli, a milk seller whom he married towards the end of the film. Released on December 17, 2021, the film grossed approximately Rs 350 crore worldwide, thereby emerging as the highest-grossing Indian film of that year.