Enough has been said about how stunning SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali is or how heart warmingly beautiful Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is. Now its time to pit these two mega blockbusters against one another to see who has the upper hand at the box office.
While there is no doubt that these two flicks have left audience in awe, setting the cash registers ringing, it is time to now analyse how these two films performed at the box office in the first five days of their respective releases. Before we start, lets take a look at the number of screens these two blockbusters were released:
SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali released on July 10 and set the box office on fire by earning over Rs 50 crore worldwide. While the film’s Telugu version has done tremendous business, going on to become the highest grossing Telugu flick, the Hindi dubbed version Prabhas- Rana starrer has raked around 67 crore till now. The film is doing tremendous business not just in India but overseas as well especially in USA. Around the 5 day mark, Baahubali already entered the prestigious Rs 200 crore club, by minting Rs 215 crore worldwide.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Salman Khan’s heart warming cross border entertainer has become a huge hit among the fans. Kabir Khan’s film opened incredibly well at domestic box office on the opening day, earning Rs 27.25 crore at box office. As of now, the 5 day domestic box office figures of Bajrangi Bhaijaan suggest that the film has raked around Rs 151.05 crore. And according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Salman Khan’s flick has set the overseas box office on fire as well, raking Rs 69.05 crore at overseas box office in 5 days. So in total Bajrangi Bhaijaan has raked around Rs 220.10 crore worldwide in just five days, beating Baahubali by a minor margin.
So the verdict of the five day box office battle stands as follows. Baahubali had earned Rs 215 crore worldwide while Bajrangi Bhaijaan has earned Rs 220.10 crore worldwide in a matter of 5 days. Hence, Bajrangi Bhaijaan has definitely sailed past Baahubali, based on the global box office collections.
And considering that Baahubali was made at a whopping budget of Rs 250 crore and Bajrangi Bhaijaan was made at a comparatively lesser budget, it looks like Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a bigger hit than Baahubali. Or at least that’s what the five day box office comparisons suggest.
