Overview
- Sithara Entertainments secured the Telugu theatrical rights for War 2 at Rs 80 crore.
- Yash Raj Films had initially set the asking price at Rs 100 crore before negotiations drove it down.
- The Rs 80 crore deal outpaces Rajinikanth’s Coolie, which sold its Telugu rights for about Rs 44 crore.
- The pre-release valuation underscores the strong pan-India appeal of the Yash Raj Films spy universe starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR.
- The sequel is slated for a global release on August 14 after a teaser launch that broke viewership records and IMAX character poster reveals.