2.0 box office collection day 1: Superstar Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar film creates history, beats Thugs of Hindostan, earns Rs 61 cr

2.0 box office collection day 1: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar film has been released mid-week on Thursday even though it wasn't a holiday and looked to take full advantage of an extended opening weekend. The strategy has worked for the movie and it has created history as it has broken the opening day collection record of Thugs of Hindostan in Indian market despite Thursday not being a holiday. Even then, fans lined up in humongous numbers on day 1 to watch Rajinikanth thrill them with his amazing performance and this has boosted 2.0 collection immensely. Amy Jackson also stars in the movie.

Significantly, superstar Rajinikanth movie 2.0 collection numbers have been officially outed. Film critic and trade analyst Sumit Kadel told ZeeBiz.Com that 2.0 movie has earned a whopping Rs 61 crore on day 1 in pan-India market! "The Rajinikanth phenomenon has powered the movie to Rs 41 crore in the Southern belt while the Hindi collection has been around Rs 20 crore," said Kadel.

Therefore, Rajinikanth has wreaked havoc across filmdom! With Rs 61 cr earnings on day 1, 2.0 collection has successfully beaten Aamir Khan starrer Thugs of Hindostan. Kadel had said that the Thugs of Hindostan pan-India opening day earning was around Rs 42 crore even as others have reported that Thugs actually earned Rs 52.25 cr all-India. In any case, 2.0 collection has indeed beaten Thugs. 

Nevertheless, 2.0 is still not No. 1 film in India. For that, this Rajinikanth movie had to beat the Baahubali 2 earnings of Rs 121 cr. This is what Kadel tweeted, "#Baahubali2 All India Day-1 Opening Collection- Rs 121 cr nett#2point0 All India Day-1 Rs 61 cr nett , which makes 2.0 Second Highest Opener in India of all Time. "

#Baahubali2 All India Day-1 Opening Collection- ₹ 121 cr nett#2point0 All India Day-1 ₹ 61 cr nett , which makes 2.0 Second Highest Opener in India of all Time.

— Sumit kadel (@SumitkadeI) November 30, 2018

Notably, Kadel said that 2.0 collection has suffered a bit due to low 2D earning. "People are preferring to watch the movie in 3D rather than in 2D. The occupancy across the 2D theatres have been low even on day 2. This has had an impact on the film's earning," said Kadel.

2.0 box office collection would have been even higher however, this magnificent film suffered a setback initially as it could not be screened on the IMAX theatres, which would have provided the best viewing experience of them all to fans!

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Nevertheless, for the Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar fans, the three-figure sum is still very much achievable and this will be revealed soon.

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THIS is called Rajini-mania! #SuperstarRajini @rajinikanth @shankarshanmugh #2Point0 #FirstDayFirstShow pic.twitter.com/kJdvW5JZvI

— Akshaye Rathi (@akshayerathi) November 29, 2018

2.0 had already earned Rs 370 crore from pre-release business even as it had sold 1.2 mn tickets ahead of release. However, 2.0 budget is massive at just under Rs 600 crore.