KGF Chapter 2 crosses Rs 1000 cr gross worldwide; 1st Kannada film and 4th Indian film to achieve the feat

Bengaluru: Rocking star Yash starrer KGF Chapter 2 has now joined the Rs 1000 crore club alongside Aamir Khan’s Dangal, SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali, and RRR.

The movie, directed by Prashant Neel, is the first movie from Karnataka and the fourth Indian film to earn more than Rs. 1000 crore (gross) at the worldwide box office.

The Hindi version of ‘KGF 2’ continued to rake in collections.

On the 16th day, gross collections of Rs 5.01 crore, and overall collections for Hindi was Rs 416.60 crore.

Trade analyst Himesh Mankand tweeted, “It’s 1000 not out! #KGFChapter2 zooms past the Rs 1000 crore club at the global box office. #Yash starrer becomes the fourth Indian film after #Dangal, #Bahubali2, and #RRR to attain this feat. First-ever film of Kannada origin to clock four-digit number. HISTORIC INDEED”

On Saturday, film trade analyst Ramesh Bala also took to Twitter, and announced “#KGFChapter2 has crossed? 1,000 Crs Gross Mark at the WW Box Office.. Only the 4th Indian Movie to do so after #Dangal, #Baahubali2, and #RRRMovie.”

In more good news for its makers, KGF 2 has emerged as the third highest-grossing Hindi movie in India with its collections overtaking the lifetime earnings of the super hits ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, ‘PK’, and ‘Sanju’.

KGF-Chapter 2 was released with a bang on April 14, recording the highest opening day collections. It continued its winning run as the Hindi movie to register the highest earnings on the opening weekend, and opening week. It also became the fastest Hindi film to breach the Rs 250 crore net mark.

(With inputs from IANS)