Saaho box office collection Day 1: Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor film earns over Rs 100 cr

Saaho box office collection Day 1: The Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer has opened with a bang at the box office. It grossed more than Rs 100 crore across language versions on Friday, the opening day, while its Hindi version made Rs 24.40 crore in India business. However, the movie fell short of the collection of Baahubali 2, which made gross Rs 214 crore on the opening day. 

Hype surrounding the big-budget movie, excellent advance bookings ensured fantastic numbers. Day 2 and Day 3 business will be crucial to pack a solid weekend total. Besides south Indian theatres, the Prabhas starrer movie's Hindi version has also put up good numbers. 

"Boom! #Saaho grosses Rs 100+ crore on first day - Checkout language and state wise breakup. #Sahoo is next only to #Baahubali2 that made 214 crores gross approximately on its release day," Entertainment industry tracker Ramesh Bala tweeted today.

"#Saaho has a superb Day 1... Prabhas’ superstardom post #Baahubali2 + hype surrounding the biggie + excellent advance bookings ensured fantastic numbers... Day 2 and 3 biz crucial to pack a solid weekend total... Fri ₹ 24.40 cr Nett BOC. India biz. #Hindi version," film trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh tweeted.

This is a big budget movie, made with Rs 300 crore. The movie may rule box office for couple of weeks on Prbhas' popularity.