Salaar box office collection day 1: Prabhas-starrer earns Rs 178.7 crore on opening day, moves Jawan off its throne to become the biggest opener of 2023

Salaar box office collection day 1: Prabhas-starrer has overtaken Jawan on its first day. The film is expected to make over Rs 175 crore worldwide on opening day,

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2023 03:19 PM IST

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Salaar box office collection day 1: Salaar is off to a thunderous start at the box-office.

Prabhas starrer Salaar, helmed by Prashanth Neel, hit theaters on December 22, making an impressive debut by earning Rs 95 crores nett domestic on its opening day in India. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, the film achieved an 88 percent occupancy in Telugu on the first day. Salaar was released in five languages– Hindi, Telugu, English, Tamil, and Kannada. According to the film’s producers Hombale Films, Salaar has made Rs 178.7 crore worldwide gross on opening day.

In the USA and North America, Salaar claimed the second spot in the top 5 premieres gross for Indian movies, earning $2.60 Million, just behind RRR with $3.46 Million, as per trade analyst Ramesh Bala. Other movies in the list include Baahubali 2, Kabali, and Leo with $2.45 Million, $1.92 Million, and $1.86 Million, respectively.

In India, the biggest opener of the year so far was Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan which made Rs 75 crore nett on its first day but Salaar has overtaken that already. Salaar has marked a massive comeback for Prabhas. His recent release, the big-budget period drama Adipurush, opened with Rs 86.75 crore nett in India. Radhe Shyam, which starred him with Pooja Hegde, opened with Rs 43.10 crore nett. In 2019, Saaho had a strong opening, making Rs 89 crore nett. However, the box office numbers for all three films declined in the first week.

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For director Prashanth Neel, who previously directed the KGF films, this box office opening is not the best of his career. The 2022 film KGF 2 opened with Rs 116 crore nett in India and went on to make over Rs 1000 crore worldwide.

Salaar also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, and Jagapathi Babu in pivotal roles. The film was produced by Vijay Kiragandur and will be released in two parts: Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire and Shouryaanga Parvam as Part 2.

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Salaar clashed with Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki at the box-office. Helmed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film collected Rs 30 crores on the first day.

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