Bahubali getting bigger release than PK in China; to release in 5,000 screens

Staff correspondent, September 14, 2015, NewsCrunch

China’s major distributor E Stars Films, which has acquired mainland China rights of Baahubal is planning to release the movie in 5,000 screens.

That is, nearly one-fifth of the theatres in China will show the poster of Bahubali carrying Shiv ling when it releases.

PK, which had earned over 100 crores in China had released in 4,600 screens. But Aamir Khan is a known brand in China, while Bahubali is riding on sheer merit.

On Sunday Varietyhad reported that E Stars Films had acquired the China mainland rigthts of Bahubali from Arka Mediaworks, which made the super hit movie.

Arka is also negotiating with top distributors to release Bahubali in other parts of the world including Latin America.

The international edition of the movie would be 20 minutes shorter than the Indian version.