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Baahubali Creates Yet Another Record, This Time On Television
Swarajya Staff
Oct 24, 2017, 02:14 PM | Updated 02:14 PM IST
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Baahubali: The Conclusion is undoubtedly one of its kind films. It has also been one of the most successful films in the history of Indian cinema. But they have another achievement to feel good about.
The News Minute reported that according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), Baahubali: The Conclusion managed to get 26,054 impressions, compared to Salman Khan’s Tubelight, which was way behind in second place with 5,195 impressions.
Week 41: Here are the top 5 Hindi Movies that were the most watched in HSM (U+R) market. https://t.co/fH9CySJs22 pic.twitter.com/zVwhq2QevM
— BARCIndia (@BARCIndia) October 23, 2017
Baahubali was released in three languages; Tamil, Telugu and Hindi in April this year and premiered on television on 8 October. The premiere of the Hindi version has not only increased the TRP of the channel that had telecast it but also went on create a new record.
The staggering difference between the first and second place tells that Baahubali is one of the most watched films.
The magnum opus was made with a budget of Rs 400 crore for both parts but went on to collect over Rs 1700 crore.
With Baahubali 2 creating a new record with its television premiere, it would be quite difficult for movies to break it, at least in the near future.
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