A movie of RRR’s scale needs an equally massive collection in order to ensure all the parties are in profit. RRR makers had initially planned this magnum opus on a budget of Rs 400 crores. However, the pandemic created a massive dent in the production plans and the budget went up to Rs 550 crores.
Coming to the movie’s business, the situation in AP with the current GO restrictions might stunt the movie collections. It would be tough for the movie to collect beyond Rs 200Cr in Telugu states. Karnataka was sold at Rs45Cr, Tamil Nadu at Rs42Cr, Kerala at Rs 10Crs and overseas rights have fetched makers Rs 78Cr. The total business excluding north India is around Rs 375Cr.
While working with Rajamouli, every producer will hope for a jackpot and that might just be the north India belt. This is why the makers are going for their own release in Hindi. They are expecting massive numbers from Hindi and are hoping that the entire budget recovery can be done with theatricals only. After this, whatever is made from satellite rights and OTT rights is going to be a profit for RRR makers.
The movie is set to release on March 25th and just like Baahubali 2, the makers are planning paid premieres in India on March 24th. The US pre-sales have also generated record business and the same has been the case with the UK. Overall, RRR is all set to have a bumper opening on March 25th.
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