Baahubali 2 ranks third at US box office in opening weekend
'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' has ranked third at the US box office in its opening weekend, with earnings of $10.13 million (approximately ?65 crore). It beat Hollywood film 'The Circle', starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson, which earned $9.32 million (about ?59.8 crore). Meanwhile, 'The Fate of the Furious' topped the box office collections for the weekend.n
In an amazing turn of events, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which released worldwide on April 28, has beaten the Hollywood film The Circle at the US box office and mind you, this is no simple feat.The Circle stars two-time Academy Award-winning actor and global superstar Tom Hanks and Harry Potter star and heartthrob for billions, Emma Watson. Based on the novel of the same name, The Circle is a techno-thriller and was one of the most awaited films of the year.However, according to latest box-office figures, Baahubali 2 has given a beating to the Tom Hanks-starrer at the US box office. While Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has earned $ 10.13 million (Rs 65 crore) in its first weekend, The Circle has earned $ 9.32 million (Rs 59.8 crore).This makes Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, directed by SS Rajamouli, the highest grossing Indian film ever in American soil. Not just the US, back home, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is also breaking records. So far, the Hindi version of the film has earned the title for the highest-grossing film in the first weekend in India, beating Sultan and Dangal.Starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is a fantasy epic that is a sequel to the 2015 blockbuster Baahubali: The Beginning. Baahubali 2 is expected to earn a whole lot more and time will tell if it can beat PK and become the world's highest grossing Indian film of all time.