RRR box office day 3 collection: SS Rajamouli's film (Hindi version) shows growth on Sunday, earns ₹74.5 cr in 3 days
RRR box office day 3 collection: SS Rajamouli's film (Hindi version) collected around ₹31.5 crore on its first Sunday at the domestic box office. Its weekend total stands at around ₹74.50 crore in India.
RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, registered a powerful weekend at the box office. The film, which opened at a whopping worldwide collection of ₹257 crore, collected ₹31.50 crore (Hindi version) at the domestic box office on its first Sunday. The film's first domestic weekend total is ₹74.50 crore (Hindi version), slightly lower than Akshay Kumar's post-pandemic release Sooryavanshi. Also read: RRR movie review: Jr NTR and Ram Charan are dazzling, Bollywood has a lot to learn from this SS Rajamouli epic
The SS Rajamouli film has been written by KV Vijayendra Prasad. It also stars Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris. It is a fictional story about Indian revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR), who fought against the British Raj and Nizam of Hyderabad, respectively.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Monday, "#RRR #Hindi is sensational, biz jumps on Day 3... First *Hindi* Film to cross ₹30 cr in a single day [pandemic era]... Mass centres Exceptional... SupeRRRb trending gives hope for a strong Day 4 [Mon]... Fri 19 cr, Sat 24 cr, Sun 31.50 cr. Total: ₹74.50 cr. #India biz."
The Hindi version of the film had released at the domestic box office with an opening of ₹19 crore. It showed little growth on Saturday with a collection of ₹24 crore.
As it released in theatres on Friday, it recorded the best opening day performance by any Indian film of all time. With a global collection of ₹257 crore, RRR went on to beat SS Rajamouli's previous release Baahubali: The Conclusion, which had earned ₹224 crore on day one.
Ram Charan also celebrated his birthday on Sunday. He took to Twitter to thank his fans for their ‘birthday gift’. He tweeted, “Thank you for the immense love and appreciation for SS Rajamouli Garu's RRR. My warmest thanks to each and everyone who has watched the film in theatres with great enthusiasm. I humbly accept this amazing birthday gift.” The Hindustan Times review of RRR called the film ‘a wholesome entertainer’.
