The Prabhas-starrer Salaar continued its downward trajectory at the box office on its 14th day of release. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the action-thriller made an estimated Rs 4.5 crore on Thursday, and this takes its total domestic collections to Rs 378 crore. The film still has a strong chance of passing the Rs 400 crore mark domestically, although it has been highly front-loaded.
Salaar opened to Rs 90 crore on day one, and made over Rs 300 crore in its first week alone. But despite the less-than-encouraging trajectory that the film has shown – drops like this are emblematic of poor audience response – the film has emerged as Prabhas’ biggest hit since Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, and the third-biggest Telugu-language movie of all time. Prabhas can now boast about having led three of the top four films on this list, although Salaar has grossed roughly half of what Baahubali 2 did worldwide. The only outlier is RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR.
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The film recently passed the Rs 650 crore worldwide mark, and is now the 12th-biggest Indian film of all time, behind Gadar 2. It is also the fifth-biggest Indian film of 2023, behind Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan and Jawan, Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal, and Gadar 2. It has, however, overtaken Rajinikanth’s Jailer and Vijay’s Leo at the global box office, but it should be noted that box office numbers for South Indian releases are usually unreliable and not independently verified.
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For Prabhas, this marks a major rebound. The actor had been struggling with three back-to-back high-profile bombs – Saaho, Radhe Shyam, Adipurush – to his name following the global success of the Baahubali films. Salaar also continues director Prashanth Neel’s hot-streak following his two KGF movies, which grossed a total of Rs 1500 crore worldwide. Prabhas will next star in Kalki 2898 AD, Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit, a sequel to Salaar, and then a newly announced project directed by Maruthi.
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