Adipurush box office day 1 prediction: Prabhas-Kriti Sanon's magnum opus likely to enter top 10 Indian openers list

With three days left to the release of Prabhas and Kriti Sanon starrer Adipurush, the buzz around Om Raut helmed film has reached its crescendo. Trade pundits are as exited as fans who are awaiting Prabhas' return to the top spot after Baahubali films. The opening day predictions for Adipurush hint that the film is likely to make it to the top 10 Indian openers list.

Hyderabad: Prabhas and Kriti Sanon's film Adipurush is gathering momentum with each passing day. As the release date inches closer, the chatter around Adipurush's opening day box office collections is getting louder. Despite initial backlash, Om Raut directed magnum opus piqued the audience's interest with the release of latest promotional assets. If buzz in the trade circuit is anything to go by, Adipurush is likely to enter the top 10 Indian openers list.

It is too early to predict whether Adipurush will mark Prabhas' return as mighty box office king after the Baahubali films. The mythological drama, however, is likely to dethrone Thalapathy Vijay's Beast from the top 10 Indian openers list. Going by Adipurush advance booking trends and giveaway tickets by Abhishek Agarwal, Ranbir Kapoor, Ram Charan, and Ananya Birla, the film is certain of securing a spot in the top 10 Indian openers list. This means Vijay's Beast which opened with Rs 49.30 crores in 2022 will be out of the list of top 10 Indian openers so far.

Have a look at the top 10 Indian films that opened with massive numbers:

1. RRR: Rs 134 cr
2. Baahubali 2: Rs 121 cr
3. KGF Chapter 2: Rs 116 cr
4. Saaho: Rs 88 cr
5. 2.0: Rs 63 cr
6. Pathaan: Rs 57 cr
7. War: Rs 53.35 cr
8. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy: Rs 52.50 cr
9. Thugs Of Hindostan: Rs 52.25 cr
10. Beast: Rs 49.30 cr

Advance booking for Adipurush which commenced on June 11 is witnessing a promising trend. The Hindi belt especially is seemingly excited for the film while advance booking in Telangana is yet to kickstart. The trade pundits are expecting a hike in the ticket price but it will still not cross what RRR and KGF 2 were priced at in Telugu-speaking states. Adipurush ticket price is said to be caped in a way that will attract footfalls while also having distributors' back.

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The lavishly mounted feature adaptation of Ramayana by Om Raut is a multilingual period saga that will hit the screens in 3D across the globe on June 16 but before that, Adipurush will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Prabhas and Kriti aside, the film also stars Sunny Singh as Lakshman, Devdatta Nage in the role of Lord Hanuman, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh.