SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2, the sequel to the 2015 film Baahubali, sold over 10 lakh tickets within 24 hours in advance bookings on the ticket booking platform BookMyShow. The tickets for the film were also said to be sold for as high as ₹2,400 in certain theatres. The film released on Friday on a record 6,500 screens in India.