Salaar box office collection day 6: Prabhas starrer zooms past ₹500 crore worldwide

Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire starring Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran has emerged as a box office success, raking in colossal earnings globally. The film, directed by Prashanth Neel, has propelled Prabhas into the ₹500 crore club for the third time in his career, following the successes of Baahubali and Baahubali 2. Within a mere week of its release, Salaar is swiftly approaching the ₹550 crore milestone.

Salaar crosses ₹500 mark globally at the box office

Salaar's official handle on X shared that the film has crossed ₹500 crore worldwide. They wrote, "#SalaarCeaseFire has crossed a massive ₹𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 at the worldwide box office (𝐆𝐁𝐎𝐂)."

Salaar rules the box office

At the domestic box office, the film's staggering performance continues unabated. Salaar is on the verge of crossing the ₹300 crore threshold on its seventh day, as per Sacnilk. The film kicked off its triumphant run by amassing ₹90.70 crore on its opening day, followed by strong earnings of ₹56.35 crore and ₹62.05 crore on the second and third days, respectively. Even on subsequent days, its earnings remained impressive: ₹46.30 crore on the fourth day, ₹24.90 crore on the fifth day, and an estimated ₹17 crore on the sixth day. According to figures from the film trade portal Sacnilk, Salaar has reportedly garnered an estimated total of ₹297.40 crore as of Wednesday.

Despite its earnings, the film maintained a commendable overall occupancy across diverse regions. According to Sacnilk, Salaar recorded substantial audience engagement, boasting an overall occupancy of 28.98% across its Hindi shows, closely followed by Telugu (28.02%), Kannada (22.95%), Malayalam (21.56%), and Tamil (18.20%) screenings.

Salaar starring Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumara and  Shruti Haasan in the lead roles, is directed by filmmaker Prashanth Neel, who is famously known for his films KGF Chapter 1, KGF Chapter 2 and Ugramm.