Box Office: Allu Arjun creates history, scores a century in Hindi with Pushpa: The Rise :Bollywood Box Office

Allu Arjun has created history. He has turned out to be only the third superstar from south to score a century with a dubbed Hindi film of his. While Prabhas has done this thrice over with Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali: The Conclusion and Saaho, Rajinikanth came close to scoring a double century with 2.0. Now Allu Arjun has opened his record with Pushpa: The Rise [Hindi] and that's truly a monumental feat, especially considering the fact that it came on clash with Spider-Man: No Way Home, which has scored a double century as well.

Box Office: Allu Arjun creates history, scores a century in Hindi with Pushpa: The Rise

A clash always results in nervous moments for those backing it and here this had happened during the time when there was so much uncertainty around audiences actually stepping into theatres. Yes, Sooryavanshi had shown the way but still this was the case of a dubbed film taking on a Hollywood biggie, and hence odds were skewed towards the latter. Still, Pushpa [Hindi] has managed to hold on to its own for more than six weeks now and even though Spider-Man: No Way Home has phased out and so has next week's release 83, it has hung on well.

The film has now started getting a good showcasing in Delhi and Haryana as well, what with the theatres being open, and that is further keeping the collections constant. It was evidenced in the week gone by as well when Rs. 2 crores* more came in, and as a result 100 crores total was accomplished. It's a matter of celebration for all involved with it and with one more open weekend ahead of it before Badhaai Do arrives on 11th February; expect some more moolah to be added in its lifetime run.

*Estimates. Final numbers awaited

Note: All collections as per production and distribution sources