It's official - Telugu superstar Prabhas' Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire has set the record for the biggest opening for any Indian film in 2023, the makers of the film written and directed by Prashanth Neel have announced. The epic action film released in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam languages has done wonders by minting 178.7 crores in global box office collections (GBOC) on day 1. The stellar start for Salaar at the box office has once again reaffirmed Prabhas' stature as a pan-Indian superstar, with tickets in multiplexes and single-screen theatres across India already sold out for the next few days.
The most violent man announced his arrival ⚠️#SalaarCeaseFire hits 𝟏𝟕𝟖.𝟕 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐆𝐁𝐎𝐂 (worldwide) on the opening day!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 💥#BlockbusterSalaar #RecordBreakingSalaar… pic.twitter.com/dJokmsdXMq— Salaar (@SalaarTheSaga) December 23, 2023
Prabhas, who started his 2023 campaign with the mythological action film, Adipurush, has indeed announced his arrival as the "most violent man" hitting the bullseye this time with Salaar claiming the top spot by delivering the biggest opening of the year. The mass action film leads the list of the top five releases of the year and has gone past the day one collection of 'Thalapathy' Vijay's Leo, which grossed 148.50 crores, followed by Adipurush standing at 140 crores, Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan at 129.60 crores, and Ranbir Kapoor's Animal with 116 crores.
With Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire now wrapping 2023 with the biggest opening for any Indian film to date, it now remains to be seen what other records Prabhas' latest action outing is going to deliver in the days ahead. The Prashanth Neel directorial has been riding on massive excitement ever since it was announced that the filmmaker would be teaming up with Prabhas and their first-time collaboration has indeed paid off stunningly at the box office. Salaar also stars Malayalam superstar Prithviraj Sukumar in a pivotal role alongside Prabhas, with leading Tamil actress Shruti Haasan cast as the female lead, while Jagapathi Babu, Bobby Simha, Tinnu Anand, Ramana, Easwari Rao, Sriya Reddy, John Vijay, Ramachandra Raju, Madhu Guruswamy, among others, also are seen making appearances.
