In the history of Telugu cinema, several films have crossed the ₹100 crore gross mark on their opening day. This trend began after the expansion of the Pan-India market. Among Telugu star heroes, Prabhas stands out, with six films featured in the list of Telugu cinema’s biggest opening-day grossers.
Telugu Stars Films With 100 Cr+ Opening (All Languages)
- Pushpa 2 The Rule : 280 Cr
- RRR: 223 Cr
- Bahubali 2: 215 Cr
- Kalki 2898 AD: 170 Cr
- Salaar: 154 Cr
- Devara: 151 Cr
- OG: 142 Cr
- Adipurush: 125 Cr
- Saaho: 117 Cr
- The Raja Saab: 103 Cr
If we look the above list closely, Baahubali 2, Saaho, Adipurush, Salaar, Kalki 2898 AD, and The Raja Saab all have one name in common, Prabhas. He has clearly dominated the box office in recent years.
Allu Arjun delivered a massive blockbuster with Pushpa 2, which not only crossed the magical ₹100 crore mark on day one but also tops the list of Telugu cinema’s highest opening-day grossers across all languages.
Ram Charan and NTR share a place on the list with RRR, while NTR also achieved a solo ₹100 crore opener with Devara. Pawan Kalyan joined the elite club this year with OG, further expanding the list of Telugu cinema’s biggest openers.