Since his comeback with Khaidi 150, Chiranjeevi hasn’t been able to regain his former glory. His choice of scripts has been uninspiring, often leaning towards remakes or recycled commercial stories.
Meanwhile, the long-standing rivalry between Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna, which has spanned decades at the box office, has produced many memorable moments for Tollywood fans. These clashes have resulted in industry hits and blockbusters, but there have also been instances where both senior stars faced setbacks. Although Chiranjeevi has generally emerged as the bigger star, Balayya has occasionally shown flashes of brilliance.
Aside from their box-office battles, there’s been a competition to achieve milestones in collections, where Chiranjeevi has held the upper hand. However, there’s one significant milestone where Balayya has surprisingly outperformed Chiranjeevi in recent times– the achievement of three million-dollar movies in the USA.
Recently, Balakrishna’s brand has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in the USA market. He’s gone from having a weak track record to a strong one. His latest film, “Bhagavath Kesari,” has crossed the prestigious million-dollar mark in the USA. With this, Balakrishna became the first senior hero to achieve a hat trick of million-dollar collections in this region. Akhanda, Veera Simha Reddy, and Bhagavath Kesari all crossed the million-dollar milestone, solidifying his success.
Chiranjeevi had opportunities to achieve this milestone earlier but missed them twice. First, with Acharya ($985K), which came very close to a million dollars right after Khaidi No. 150 and Syeraa. The same thing happened this year with Bhola Shankar, which narrowly missed the hat trick after Godfather and Waltair Veerayya, both of which collected over $1 million at the US box office.
