New Delhi: SS Rajamouli’s 'RRR' set another benchmark at the box office and entered the 1000 crore club worldwide within 16 days of its release. The only other films to have crossed 1000 crore globally are 'Dangal' and Rajamouli’s 'Baahubali 2'.
With this, the epic becomes the third highest-grossing Indian film ever, overtaking 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Secret Superstar' and 'PK'.
The makers of the film are on cloud nine right now. Sharing a post on the official Instagram page of 'RRR', the makers shared the news with fans.
They captioned it as, "1000 crore is a dream run for a film from India. We made our best for you, and you in return showered us with your priceless love. Thank you Bheem @jrntr fans, Ramaraju @AlwaysRamCharan fans and audience across the world. #1000CroreRRR ❤️ An @ssrajamouli film. @DVVMovies Production."
Check out the post here:
Interestingly, India’s biggest action drama, S.S Rajamouli’s RRR was also the first Indian film to release in Dolby Cinema.
RRR narrates a fictionalised tale of India’s freedom fighters Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) and Alluri Seetharama Raju (Ram Charan) in pre-independence India and has been unstoppable at the box office ever since its release, especially within the mass circuits.
The film included a star-studded lineup including Ram Charan, Jr. NTR. Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, and Alison.
Jayanti Lal Gada of PEN Studios bagged the theatrical distribution rights across North India and also bought worldwide electronic rights for all languages. Pen Marudhar distributed the film in the North Territory.
The Telugu-language period action drama film was produced by D. V. V. Danayya of DVV Entertainments and released on 25th March 2022.