Baahubali 2 aka Bahubali 2
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The Tamil, Telugu, Hindi versions of SS Rajamouli's Bahubali 2 (Baahubali: The Conclusion) were allegedly leaked online, but the full movie downloads had little to no impact on its collection at the box office.

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The makers of Bahubali 2 were very much aware of the loss piracy can bring. They pulled out all stops to prevent the movie from getting leaked online post the release. The makers took several precautionary measures including setting up a team to keep a watch on piracy and also requested the fans to report any online leaks.

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Despite all this, the makers could not stop the leak of Bahubali 2. TamilRockers, the notorious online website, leaked the full Tamil movie online even before it premiered in India. The leaked video was said to be shot in a threatre in a foreign country, but the quality is not good. Telugu version was leaked from the US.

The Hindi version of Bahubali 2 on the same day from Middle East. The full movie was circulated on Telegram, a free cloud-based instant messaging service in the Middle East. All three versions spread like wildfire in no time. The makers tried their best to take it down, but to no avail. People in the industry thought the leak would affect the movie's collection.

However, that wasn't to be as millions of film goers preferred theatres than watch the pirated version. The viewers' interest helped the movie fetch historic numbers. The film went on a record breaking spree and collected Rs 625 crore gross at the worldwide box office in four days.

Bahubali 2 was made on a mega budget of Rs 250 crore and it earned Rs 350 crore from its theatrical rights alone. The movie has already recovered 100 percent of investments for the distributors, who are hoping to turn a huge profit in coming days. The film is set to become a blockbuster in the opening week itself.