Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 opening day collections at box office likely to beat Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan

The action drama, led by Allu Arjun, releases on December 5

In Pushpa 2: The Rule's trailer, Allu Arjun's character threatens that he is a "wildfire." The words may turn out to be prophetic as the advance booking of the Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer opens today. The trade is expecting the pan-India film to take the box office by storm. Early buzz suggests that the first-day
collections of Sukumar's directorial venture, across languages, might rival that of Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan (2023), which had reportedly opened at about Rs 75 crore.

Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan reportedly earned about Rs 75 cr on its first day

Trade analyst Girish Wankhede told mid-day, "About 25 to 30 per cent of the opening weekend numbers can come from advance booking itself. That said, this film will have a lot of walk-ins; people will come in groups for it. After all, it's a humongous film. It will open as big as Jawan, if not bigger."

Originally slated for an Independence Day release, Pushpa 2's date with cinemas was then pushed to December 5. Wankhede believes the deferral only added to the action drama's hype. While the Telugu version is expected to run riot in the south market, the trade analyst notes that the Hindi counterpart's figures will be impressive. He reasons, "Pushpa is a brand that has been cultivated over the past few years. There has been no big Hindi film all month. It's the most anticipated film of recent times and a much stronger brand than Stree."