Allu Arjun returned after roughly two years into a crowded Sankranti and produced the biggest hit of his career to that point. Pushpa expanded the map later; this was the commercial base it expanded from.
The film team said ₹294 crore worldwide; Sacnilk reported about ₹279 crore worldwide gross. The disagreement is exactly why Chitram should store box office as sourced claims, not one magic number.