• RRR is the first Indian movie to ever reach this milestone in the nation.
• It has been months since RRR’s release.
• The movie will make another 150–200 million yen if these holds continue.

RRR is set to mark JPY 1 billion mark for, the SS Rajamouli-directed epic starring Ram Charan and NTR Junior, in Japan. In fact, it has happened by the time you are reading this. On its 122nd day of release, the movie surpassed this remarkable threshold. It is the first Indian movie to ever reach this milestone in the nation. At JPY 400 million, Muthu previously held the record for highest-grossing Indian movie in Japan for more than 20 years.

RRR, which was first released in October of last year, has continuously maintained its box office performance for weeks on end. Most lately, however, it has seen a significant increase in its revenues as a result of the buzz that the awards season has created. Remarkably, the movie’s box office performance has improved significantly over the past four weeks, even outpacing that of its first week.

RRR is a Japanese Academy Award nominee.

Speaking of nominations, RRR has joined Hollywood movies like Top Gun: Maverick, Spider-man: No Way Home, Avatar: The Way of Water, and CODA in the prestigious “Best Foreign Language Film” category at the 46th Japan Academy Film Award. Should it receive this honour, it might increase the movie’s market appeal and increase its box office earnings. March 10th is the scheduled day for the winners to be announced.

(From left to right) Ram Charan, NTR Jr., and SS Rajamouli

Following are RRR’s Japanese box office totals:

Week 1 – JPY 81 million (8 days)
Week 2 – JPY 72 million
Week 3 – JPY 65 million
Week 4 – JPY 45 million
Week 5 – JPY 50 million
Week 6 – JPY 48 million
Week 7 – JPY 28 million
Week 8 – JPY 26 million
Week 9 – JPY 21 million
Week 10 – JPY 28 million
Week 11 – JPY 31 million
Week 12 – JPY 27 million
Week 13 – JPY 73 million
Week 14 – JPY 110 million
Week 15 – JPY 116 million
Week 16 – JPY 89 million
Week 17 – JPY 73 million approx

18th Saturday – JPY 12 million approx

JPY 995 million ($7.40 million/Rs. 60.50 crores) is the total.

It has been months since RRR’s release, yet it is still difficult to forecast how well it will perform at the box office. This is a hallmark of the Japanese market, where movies frequently have lengthy theatrical runs. At first, it looked reasonable to meet a goal of JPY 600–700 million, but with the movie’s current momentum, even JPY 1 billion became doable, which it has now done. The movie is still doing well, and in its thirtieth week, its decline should be less than 30%. The movie will make another 150–200 million yen if these holds continue. As it is difficult to predict how much higher it might rise, it is advisable to take a seat and savour the continued box office triumph.

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