2.0 box office day 7: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar’s film collects ₹500 cr worldwide, Karan Johar elated

Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar’s 2.0 has collected over ₹500 crore worldwide. The Hindi version of the film is also doing well at the box office and stands at around ₹129.75 crore.

2.0 is raging ahead with full force and has smashed the ₹500 crore mark in worldwide box office. Starring Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson, the film has been a record-breaker since the day of its release and is behind only SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali: The Conclusion. Co-distributor Karan Johar shared his excitement and tweeted, “CREATING HISTORY! #2Point0 continues its stride as a mega blockbuster, collects 500cr worldwide!” His other tweet read, “A box office PHENOMENA!!!! 500 crores worldwide!!!!! We at @DharmaMovies are so proud to be associated with the HINDI version of this movie marvel!!!!”

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s 2.0 has collected ₹500 crore worldwide.

According to a report in Boxofficeindia.com, the Hindi version of the film collected around ₹9.50 crore which takes it first week total to ₹129.75 crore. The Hindi version that opened at ₹20 crore showed a remarkable growth during the weekend with its Saturday and Sunday collections reaching ₹24 crore and ₹33.25 crore, respectively. The film had opened at a whopping ₹64 crore (all languages) on Thursday, November 29, 2018.

According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the makers of 2.0 have already made deals worth ₹370 crore in satellite rights, digital rights and more. Directed by Shankar, 2.0 is said to be made on an estimated budget of around ₹550 crore. Rajinikanth has a double role in the film of Dr Vaseegaran and the robot Chitti, who were seen in the 2010 film Enthiran (Robot in Hindi). Akshay plays the antagonist in the film while Amy is the female lead. The film has collected positive reviews for its solid 3D, great Atmos sound and special effects.

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