Baahubali 2 box office collection day 26: Is SS Rajamouli film’s China release a threat to Aamir Khan’s Dangal?

#Baahubali2 ‘s 24 Days WW BO: #India:

Nett : ₹ 988 Cr

Gross : ₹ 1,275 Cr

Overseas:

Gross : ₹ 290 Cr

Total: ₹ 1,565 Crs

— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) May 22, 2017

The competition is clearly between Baahubali 2 and Dangal, as every new release is only falling flat at the box office. While Sarkar 3 and Meri Pyaari Bindu sank without a trace last weekend, this week’s new films – Half Girlfriend and Hindi Medium — managed to do a tad better. Though Hindi Medium is getting a decent word of mouth, it doesn’t look like it’ll have a long run at the theaters.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter page and in a series of tweets wrote why the astounding success of both Baahubali 2 and Dangal is a game changer for Indian cinema.

The resounding success of #Baahubali2 and #Dangal globally reiterates the fact that language is no deterrent if content is strong enough…

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2017

The industry yearns for Hits… #Dangal and #Baahubali2 have achieved what we thought was IMPOSSIBLE and UNACHIEVABLE… Time to rejoice…

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2017

#Baahubali2 and #Dangal are PRIDE OF INDIAN CINEMA… Time to make success a habit… Concentrate on content… Positive results will follow

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2017

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Also read | Baahubali 2: AR Rahman watched SS Rajamouli film and set a new box office target for it

Baahubali 2 stars actors Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj, among others. The bilingual film is the second one in the two-part franchise. While the magnum opus has received love from every quarter, music maestro AR Rahman, who got to watch it a few days ago, took to his Facebook page and wrote, “To Rajamouli garu, Keeravani garu and the whole team of BB2… Just finished watching it in Chennai. I hope it crosses 2000 cr and above at the box office. You guys have opened the flood gates for South Indian cinema to the world and given it a new identity.”