Baahubali 2 mania continues: BookMyShow sells 12 tickets per second

Baahubali 2 witnessed another marvel as it paved its way towards excellence. Online entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow said it has so far sold over 3.3 million tickets for Baahubali 2, which was released across the country on Friday, or 12 tickets every second a day before the release of filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus.

With this, Baahubali 2 which hit 6000 screens on Friday, has created an all-time record high on BookMyShow for advance ticket sales surpassing Baahubali 1 by over 350%.

“Baahubali: The Conclusion is definitely taking the Indian film industry by surprise. The film, even before its release, has proved that its a blockbuster like no other with an extremely high chance of it entering the INR 100 crore club on day 1 itself”, said Ashish Saksena, COO-Cinemas, BookMyShow.

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"We have witnessed unprecedented advance ticket bookings on BookMyShow as fans bought as many as 12 tickets a second. The movie has clearly broken all language barriers and has reaffirmed that the audience loves to watch good content”, he said.

According to trade experts, Baahubali: The Conclusion earned Rs 39 crore from its Hindi version surpassing the record of Dangal and Sultan. This is just another proof of the buzz that this Indian epic fiction film has created.