Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 Vs SRK's Raees Box Office: How The Telugu Superstar Got Interim Bail For Four Weeks?

Allu Arjun, one of the superstars of the Telugu film industry, has received interim relief as bail for four weeks. In less than 10 days of the record-breaking movie Pushpa 2: The Rule release, Arjun faced a setback when he was taken into custody reportedly on December 13th, by the Hyderabad police.

In a high court hearing, while applying for bail, the popular star's lawyer compared the stampede case that occurred at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad with Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan's Raees which encountered a fatal situation during its release. Amidst this, let's compare Pushpa 2 and Raees box office collections worldwide, and which is the highest grosser among the two?

Allu Arjun Granted Bail:

On Friday, in the Telangana High Court, Arjun received interim bail for reportedly four weeks, after he was allegedly jailed for his visit to a Sandhya theatre during his latest movie Pushpa 2's release on December 5, which led to a stampede, causing one casualty and one serious injury to a mother-son duo.

As per the Live Law report, the court heard arguments for about two hours. Eventually, Justice Juvvadi Sridevi said that the court is inclined to give interim bail, for a limited period, following the Arnab Goswami case. Bonds to be given to the Jail superintendent since the arrest is made.

In the report, Live Law pointed out the arguments of senior counsel S Niranjan Reddy who appeared for the actor. While making his argument, Reddy recalled an incident related to actor SRK who took a train journey to promote his firm Raees. Reddy stated that the Bollywood actor threw clothes at the station, which led to a stampede, and in that scenario, a case was filed however the actor was not criminally liable in the said matter.

Further, making his argument, Reddy said that the deceased woman during the stampede at Sandhya theatre, was found on the ground of the theatre, while Arjun was on the first floor. Reddy argued that not only Arjun but also the Pushpa 2's producer had informed about the actor's visit to the theatre beforehand.

Live Law cited Reddy's quote which said, "Actor was coming, everybody knew, the Police knew." He further argued that here the actor was not even proactively doing anything whereas in SRK's case, the actor threw balls, and crowds jumped to grab them.

Also, mentioning Arnab's case, Reddy said, that in the journalist's case, the court was approached and then the arrest was made. In Arjun's case, Reddy revealed that he approached the court prior to the arrest. Then he said, "SC says when there is no prima facie case, the court can grant interim bail," as reported by Live Law.

It needs to be noted that GoodReturns.In could not confirm the above development.

Why Allu Arjun Was Arrested?

As per reports, on December 5, Arjun visited during the premiere of his movie Pushpa 2 at Sandhya Theatre on RTC Cross Road in Hyderabad. That day was Wednesday and at around 9.40 pm, a large number of fans flooded the theatre.

The news report of the stampede broke during the occurrence of the event. During the stampede, a 39-year-old woman Revathi and her son Sri Tej were critically injured. As per the reports, police personnel pulled them out of the crowd and performed CPR, further rushing them to the hospital. Revathi was declared dead and her reportedly 13-year-old son is still in critical condition.

Earlier, it was reported that Hyderabad police had arrested three people who had connections to the stampede. They were the theatre owner and two managers.

After the incident, Arjun expressed his heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased, and even offered financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh.

Let's Compare Pushpa 2 Vs Raees Box Office Collection:

Raees Box Office Collection:

SRK's Raees was released on January 25, 2017. He was starring alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan in the movie. Raees was directed by Rahul Dholakia, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, and SRK's wife Gauri Khan.

The budget of the movie was about Rs 91 crore. According to Wikipedia, worldwide, Raees has grossed ₹304 crore (US$46.68 million), making it the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2017 at the time, the highest-grossing January release for a Hindi film since 1994, and one of the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

During its opening weekend, Raees bagged Rs 128 crore worldwide, while domestically it grossed about Rs 177 crore. On a net basis, the domestic collection of Raees was about Rs 139 crore and a distributor share of Rs 67.3 crore.

Pushpa 2: The Rule Box Office Collection:

Pushpa 2 was released on December 5th, and on its opening day, the movie grossed about Rs 280 crore worldwide, making it the highest grosser in a single day in Indian cinema history. Also, Puspha 2 became the fastest film to achieve a Rs 400 crore collection in just two days and further became the fastest to join the Rs 500 crore club in merely three days.

In the United States, the film debuted at the number five position earning US$1,700,000 on its opening day and is projected to earn US$6,000,000 in its opening weekend. As per Deadline Hollywood, the four-day gross is estimated to be Rs 590 crore ($70 million) in India and $20 million from the overseas markets, making its global debut grossing ₹762 crore ($90 million), as per Wikipedia.

Puspha 2 has grossly collected about Rs 1,100 crore worldwide, making it the fastest ever in India. Pushpa 2's dominance at box office continues. Directed by Sukumar and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, it is a sequel to Pusha: The Rise, which was released in 2021.

With the similar storyline that revolves around the smuggling of Red Sandalwood, Pushpa, is played by Allu Arjun. The South Indian megastar is paired with Rashmika Mandanna, who is playing the role of his wife Srivalli. Pushpa's setback in the movie would be IPS officer SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, played by Fahadh Faasil. After being humiliated by Pushpa in the first movie, Shekhawat vowed to take revenge and destroy Pushpa.

Puspha 2 has already earned more than its budget of around Rs 400-500 crore.