What is being said could eventually turn out to be true for all areas but here the analysis is specifically for the US market. Baahubali 2 has been snapped up for mind blowing 45 Cr deal in US.
The first part Baahubali was bought for approximately 1.5 Million (10 Cr) for the US market. The film upon its release collected more than entire distribution price on the first day itself. It was a profitable venture from day 1. In its opening weekend it collected almost twice of the distribution price. Finally it ended collecting thrice in the end in US for the distributors. It is what we call, never before in trade terms.
Now the second part, the conclusion is bought for 45 Cr, it includes Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, for the US market. Keeping in mind, the expansion of market and Kabali’s fate (nearly 4.5M with mixed talk), the film can at its best, double the collections from day to day on the opening weekend. It would match the full run collections of first part at that point. Still, the film has to collect almost half of that in the long run which even the first part hasn’t been able to do.
It means even with a repetition of the first part in terms of run, breakeven would be a difficult task. Even with better talk the profits would not be in the range of the first part. Simply put, Baahubali was a massive earner for the distributors, once in a lifetime kind of deal. The second part even with phenomenal performance won’t be on that level (return of investment) even if it becomes the biggest grosser ever at the prices it has been sold to. We wish our take on this is wrong.
