Highest grossing South Indian movies worldwide – Kantara Ninth, RRR on rise after Japan launch

The final yr has seen many massive grossers from South India, with seven of the highest ten grossers launched within the final twelve months, ranging from Pushpa in December final yr and now the most recent entrant to the record is Kantara, which has grossed Rs. 396 crores thus far, putting it ninth within the record. The worldwide enterprise cut up of Kantara is, Rs. 359 crores in India and $4.60 million (Rs. 39 crores) abroad. The movie is within the final legs of its run and can possible shut over Rs. 400 crores mark.

RRR is one other movie that’s on the rise after its launch in “land of rising solar” final month. The movie has grossed ¥336,709,530 ($2.34 million) as of final weekend in Japan, including practically Rs. 20 crores to its international field workplace tally, which now stands at Rs. 1132 crores, roughly Rs. 50 crores under KGF 2. Japan is a market the place movies can have actually actually lengthy legs so it is laborious to place the finger on the ultimate quantity however can anticipate probably one other $2-3 million from there. 

Now that received’t be sufficient to push it over KGF 2, however there’s additionally a powerful likelihood of RRR getting the nod from the Oscars and different prestigious awards within the West, which can provide the movie a run in a few of the Western markets, which might probably seal the deal.

The highest ten highest-grossing South Indian movies worldwide are as follows:

1. Baahubali: The Conclusion – Rs. 1753 crores
2. KGF 2 – Rs. 1188 crores
3. RRR – Rs. 1132 crores
4. 2.0 – Rs. 666 crores
5. Baahubali: The Starting – Rs. 581 crores
6. Ponniyin Selvan: Half 1 – Rs. 496 crores
7. Vikram – Rs. 430 crores
8. Saaho – Rs. 419 crores
9. Kantara – Rs. 396 crores
10. Pushpa: The Rise – Rs. 373 crores