Mahesh Babu's Bharat Ane Nenu does record numbers, touches Rs 125 crore globally

Mahesh Babu’s Bharat Ane Nenu has set the cash registers ringing at the global box office, becoming the Telugu superstar's biggest hit of his career. Directed by Koratala Siva, Bharat Ane Nenu has already pulled in Rs 125 crore globally, with the first hundred crore coming in in four days.

“This is one of Mahesh Babu’s highest openers,” said film trade analyst Atul Mohan.

Mahesh Babu's last hit was in 2017, Spyder, grossed a worldwide business of Rs 124 crore during its full run at the box office.

Mahesh Babu, who is seen playing a politician for the first time on the screen, has left his fans impressed. “From the initial feedback from distributors and exhibitors, we thought the film is a regular political thriller but Mahesh Babu made it stand out with his performance," added Mohan.

The film looks very similar to Anil Kapoor’s film Nayak that was a remake of the Tamil hit Mudhalvan. Just like these films, Mahesh Babu plays the role of a university graduate who gets the chance of becoming the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.

The film grossed approximately Rs 2.35crore in its opening weekend in Tamil Nadu itself. Bharat Ane Nenu saw 80% occupancy on Sunday in Mumbai where it a got a small release.

According to Mohan, the film has the potential to touch the Rs 200 crore mark.

The film was released in 45 countries and numbers from across the world have contributed to Bharat Ane Nenu’s success at the box office.

In the US, the numbers from weekday shows and the Thursday preview took its total earnings to Rs17.91crore. The film got a 2000-screen release in the US, higher than the number of screens some mainstream films get here in India. The Australian market saw the film making another Rs2.02 crore in the first week itself.

Not ruling out the immense potential of the film and considering the numbers the Telegu film has clocked internationally, the film will now see a bigger release nationally.

Bharat Ane Nenu will now be released in Hindi across theaters in India with hopes to replicate the success it has tasted in foreign lands in just four days.