NTR took a daring step with selecting War 2 as his Bollywood debut film. Fans were happy with this decision of their favorite actor, but a few sections of the trade/audiences were doubtful of its result. Finally, the film is now out in theaters, and Telugu audiences rejected War 2.
From the beginning, there was a doubt about whether Telugu audiences could resonate with the Spy series theme, and it may not work big. But due to belief in NTR’s stardom and story selection, Naga Vamsi bought the movie rights for 82 Cr for Telugu states.
With GST, the break-even value goes around 95 Cr, and the movie collected 37.5 Cr share in Telugu states in its first weekend, which includes GST and the Hindi language as well. The film is likely to close under 45 Cr, and it is set for a massive 50% loss for buyers
Not only in the Telugu states but also in Karnataka, the Telugu version did not do well. In the USA the Telugu version even falls under 1 million, which is shocking. In other overseas territories also the numbers are very negligible
The total worldwide collections of the Telugu version may not even cross 50 Cr in the full run either, which says how badly Telugu audiences rejected NTR and Hrithik Roshan’s War 2.