‘Rrr’ Roars at Japan Box Office (Exclusive)

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Rajamouli’s blockbuster “Rrr,” starring Ram Charan and Ntr Jr, is racking up the numbers at the Japanese box office.After an impressive worldwide run, where it grossed 145 million, including 14.5 million in North America, the film released in Japan on Oct.

21.Keizo Kabata’s Twin released the film in 209 screens and 31 Imax screens in Japan across 44 cities and prefectures, the widest release for an Indian film in the country.

Rajamouli, Ntr Jr and Ram Charan visited Japan for a promotional tour for the film.In a week, “Rrr” collected JPY73 million, making it the highest first week collections for an Indian film in Japan, according to Twin.

“Rrr” opened at No.

10 and the top nine films were all local Japanese films.

“Rrr” was the highest grossing foreign film of the week, ahead of “The Bad Guys,” “Spencer” and “Jurassic World Dominion.”Twin estimates that “Rrr” will recover release costs

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