Baahubali: The Epic Box Office: Film collects Rs. 4.35 crores in 5 days

Baahubali: The Epic is first of its kind experiment where two epic parts of Baahubali were merged and released as a single film with a running duration of around 3:45 hours. A never heard before phenomenon, this seemed really exciting because SS Rajamouli has created a modern-day classic which is still fresh in everyone’s mind after 10 years.

Perhaps that’s the reason why the kind of box office response that one anticipates from the re-release hasn’t really been seen at theatres. When it comes to films like Sanam Teri Kasam, Tumbbad or Laila Majnu that had seen minimal business in their original release, then there is an audience out there which wants to see these for the “first time” in theatres as they missed it earlier. However, when a phenomenon like Baahubali arrives then majority has already watched it at the big screen and hence it’s primarily the hardcore fans who come to theatres again to relive the experience.

This is the reason why the Telugu version still has a better start with a weekend of around Rs. 22 crores since there is huge fan service for Prabhas and Rajamouli online that circuit. However, in Hindi it was very selective footfalls despite a good release and hence the weekend was Rs. 4 crores after a fair start of Rs. 1.15 crore and then the weekdays have got into lakhs zone with five-day collections standing at Rs. 4.35 crores.

The film should ideally have done better since there is huge effort that has gone into remastering the print and the audio as well as visual appeal has been accentuated in a major way for today’s theatrical experience. One now waits to see if there is some sort of sustainability that is seen, now that the initial euphoria has settled.

Note: All collections as per various box office sources

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