Pushpa 2 The Rule worldwide box office collection day 8: Allu Arjun film beats Kalki 2898 AD, is 2024's highest-grosser

Pushpa 2 The Rule worldwide box office collection day 8: Hot on the heels of Allu Arjun's arrest, his film has become the highest-grosser of the year.

Updated on: Dec 13, 2024, 15:03:30 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Pushpa 2 The Rule worldwide box office collection: As 2024 draws to a close, Pushpa 2: The Rule has taken it upon itself to rewrite box office records. In its first week itself, Pushpa 2 has become the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, surpassing blockbusters like Stree 2 and Kalki 2898 AD in a matter of days. As of Thursday night, Pushpa 2 The Rule has earned ₹1060 crore worldwide, eclipsing Kalki 2898 AD's ₹1042 crore. (Also read: Allu Arjun arrested in connection with death of woman at Pushpa 2 The Rule screening, to be produced before court)

Pushpa 2 The Rule worldwide box office collection has crossed ₹1050 crore

Pushpa 2 The Rule worldwide box office collection day 8

Sacnilk reported that Pushpa 2 added ₹37.95 crore net in India on Thursday, the 8th day of its release. This brought its domestic total in its opening week to ₹726 crore net and ₹867 crore gross. In addition, Pushpa 2 has also been a grand success overseas, minting ₹193 crore there. Its total worldwide haul stands at ₹1060 crore as a result.

At the second spot in the highest-grossing Indian films of 2024 is Prabhas' Kalki 2898 AD, which earned ₹1042 crore in its lifetime, according to Sacnilk. The Hindi horror comedy Stree 2 sits at the third spot with a global collection of ₹857 crore.

Allu Arjun arrested

The news of Pushpa 2 becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of the year came under some bittersweet circumstances, however. On Friday afternoon, the film's lead star, Allu Arjun, was arrested in connection with the death of a woman at a screening of the film last week. A stampede-like situation had arisen at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre on December 4 when Arjun reached there. This led to the death of a 35-year-old woman. After the deceased's family filed a complaint against the actor, his team, and the theatre management, Arjun was arrested.

Pushpa 2: The Rule, a sequel to the 2021 hit Pushpa: The Rise, is directed by Sukumar. It brings back Allu Arjun as the titular gangster Pushpa Raj as he collides with his arch nemesis Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Fahadh Faasil). The film also stars Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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