Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest release ‘Kabali’ has shocked the trade pundits by raking in the exceptional moolah at the box office despite negative reviews and mixed word of mouth.

While Baahubali had collected a worldwide gross of 150 cr in its first weekend, Kabali did 200 cr business in the first weekend. Kabali broke almost every record held by Baahubali to set new records in openings. At the moment, Kabali is leading Baahubali in each and every record concerning openings. However, Kabali may not beat Baahubali in full run owing to bad reviews.

While Baahubali has done close to $7 million business in the US, Kabali has already touched the $4 million mark in just a few days. Trade expects that with at least average talk, Kabali could have beaten the Baahubali full run collections. However, Kabali has pushed Srimanthudu back to snatch the 2nd highest south Indian grosser rank in the US.