Published 13:52 IST, January 6th 2019
KGF box office: Yash starrer makes history as it crosses Rs 100 crore in Karnataka itself, details inside
'KGF' has become a surprise hit in the pan Indian market ever since its release on December 21 but the film was a sure shot blockbuster in Karnataka even before the release. The Prashant Neel directorial has since been marching at the box office, breaking record after record and now it has added a new one.
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'KGF' has become a surprise hit in pan Indian market ever since its release on December 21. film was a sure shot blockbuster in Karnataka even before release, but way it quashed competition, in this case, Shah Rukh Khan's 'Zero' spoke volumes about its potential. Prashant Neel directorial has since been marching at box office, breaking record after record and w it has ded a new one.
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'KGF' has successfully crossed Rs 100 crore at Kanna box office. Yash starrer h alrey become highest grossing film in Sandalwood but with this historic feat, it became second film after 'Baahubali 2' to cross 100 crore mark in state. As for global figures, film has alrey breezed past Rs 175 crore all around world.
Surprisingly, number of screens have even increased over days since its release, with action flick finding audiences in many new countries, latest one being Singapore. Coming to Hindi belt, film h earned more than Rs 32 crore in first two weeks since its release. From looks of it, it seems that 'KGF' will blast past Rs 200 crore in global box office by time it is done with its run in atres.
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Coming to film itself, when Yash was asked why 'KGF' was released in such a wide scale, he replied that it was to show world that Kanna film industry is t inferior to any or industry. He also revealed that it was SS Rajamouli's two-part magnum opus 'Baahubali' that inspired m to release 'KGF' in over five langus. Initially, makers were planning for only Kanna audiences with English subtitles. However, seeing how well Prabhas starrer did, especially in Hindi, y decided to dub it in multiple langus.
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13:52 IST, January 6th 2019