RRR worldwide closing box office collections; Third highest grossing film ever in India

By Jatinder Singh

Updated on Jun 21, 2022 | 08:02 AM IST | 1.5M

RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr. NTR (image courtesy of DVV Entertainment)

S.S. Rajamouli’s epic action-drama RRR starring N.T.R. Junior and Ram Charan in the titular role has completed its run at the box office with a closing business of Rs. 902 crores in India and Rs. 1111 crores worldwide. The film became the second-highest-grossing movie at the Indian box office upon release. It now sits at number three after KGF 2 overtook it last month.

RRR opened on March 25th with a record-breaking Rs. 132.30 crores opening day and then followed it with Rs. 341.20 crores opening weekend. The worldwide opening of the movie was Rs. 467 crores and it debuted #1 on the global box office charts that weekend beating the Hollywood tentpole The Batman. The film went on to become the highest-grossing film in Telugu states, beating Baahubali: The Conclusion with Rs. 394 crores, earning Rs. 239 crores share. The Hindi version of the film put big numbers in North India with Rs. 324 crores entering the top ten grossers ever in the region. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka contributed strongly with Rs. 80 crores each.

The film is now available on digital platforms; Netflix and Zee 5 and has garnered record-breaking viewership. The film has reportedly 44 million hours viewed on Netflix in 24 days while over 16 million hours on Zee5 for an estimated viewership of 20 million.

The box office territorial breakdown for RRR is as follows:

Nizam - Rs. 164.20 crores (Rs. 94.50 crores share)

Ceeded - Rs. 62.30 crores (Rs. 46 crores share)

Andhra - Rs. 167 crores (Rs. 98.80 crores share)

AP/TS - Rs. 393.50 crores (Rs. 239.30 crores share)

Karnataka - Rs. 79 crores (Rs. 38.40 crores share)

Tamil Nadu - Rs. 80.70 crores (Rs. 39.50 crores share)

Kerala - Rs. 25.50 crores (Rs. 10.60 crores share)

North India - Rs. 323.40 crores (Rs. 126 crores share)

India - Rs. 902.10 crores (Rs. 453.80 crores share)

North America - $14.40 million

Middle East - $4.75 million