Bengaluru: The much-anticipated movie of Kannada superstar Yash KGF Chapter 2 has hit the silver screens today. The movie was released on more than 10,000 silver screens worldwide and the movie has had an earth-shattering opening. Moviegoers and fans thronged cinema theatres to watch the movie on the first day.

The action movie is expected to set new benchmarks in the film industry in terms of earnings and will Yash starrer KGF-2 break the records of SS Rajamouli’s RRR as the movie will be clashing with Tamil star Thalapathy Vijay’s new release, Beast, at the box office.

Hombale Films, producer of the movie, said that 40+ lakh advance booking tickets were sold out only through BookMyShow and Paytm. That shows the craze for the movie among the public.

The film's pre-sales have been phenomenal, with an expected opening day gross of more than Rs. 75 crores. By midnight, this figure was projected to rise to Rs. 80-85 crores.

The advance booking for KGF 2 across the Hindi belt has been massive. As a result, the Hindi version of the Yash starrer has already shattered the record for the highest-grossing Hindi film on its first day of release in the post-pandemic era.

According to BoxOfficeIndia.com, which was quoted in a report, "KGF2 has outperformed all other releases at 12 p.m. the day before release, except Baahubali: The Conclusion, and this does not include Hollywood movies." This will result in a collection that is greater than all of the post-pandemic releases before the show begins. "

Many people who watched KGF-2 took to social media to share their views about the movie.

Known film business trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote "#OneWordReview... #KGF2: BLOCKBUSTER. Rating: **½, #KGFChapter2 is a WINNER, more than lives up to the humongous hype… #PrashanthNeel immerses us into the world of #KGF2, delivers a KING-SIZED ENTERTAINER… MUST, MUST, MUST WATCH."

Solotraveler a  Twitter user wrote " #KGFChapter2 is sheer masterpiece. prashanth_neel 's visuals are just Mind blowing . The #BGM from RaviBasrur  will take you to other level. TheNameIsYash., acting, that raw look on screen.. no words !! Thank you KGFTheFilm again for entertaining us #KGFChapter2"

AndhraBoxOffice.com in a post tweeted, "#KGF2 is set to Rewrite Many Records tomorrow in Hindi Belt & Karnataka! Huge Opening Day Loading in AP & TS."