Where Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘3 idiots’ lifetime earnings in Japan is JPY 170 million, ‘RRR’ has overtaken the comedy-drama with JPY 180 million and has occupied third place in the list of biggest Indian film grossers.
Mumbai: SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ is breaking records in Japan. The magnum opus has become the third highest-grossing Indian film in Japan, overtaking Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’. The film got released in Japan on October 21 minted JPY 180 million in 17 days. The film was released on 209 screens and 31 Imax screens across 44 cities and preferences in Japan.
Where Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘3 idiots’ lifetime earnings in Japan is JPY 170 million, ‘RRR’ has overtaken the comedy-drama with JPY 180 million and has occupied third place in the list of biggest Indian film grossers.
‘RRR’, which grossed over Rs. 1000 crore worldwide during its theatrical run and was massively celebrated for its breath-taking action set pieces, recently re-released across several cities in the US as part of the ‘Beyond Fest’.
Rajinikanth’s Muthu, released 24 years ago, remains the highest-grossing Indian film of all time in Japan with a box office collection of JPY400 million. SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali 2’ with a box office collection of JPY300 million is on the second position. The filmmaker’s RRR has now occupied the third position.
In October, the film was showcased at TCL Chinese Theatre and was received with a thunderous response from the audience. A Deadline report confirmed that the 932 seats in the theatre were sold out in 20 minutes. From the single show, the film minted $21,000, taking its cumulative box-office earnings from re-release to $221,156.
