Hanuman Film Budget and Pre-Release Revenue
The total budget for the Hanuman film is ₹55 crore. Before its official release, the film secured significant earnings through various rights. Its digital rights were sold for ₹21 crore, satellite rights for ₹13 crore, and music rights for ₹4 crore. This brought the film’s pre-release earnings to a total of ₹38 crore. The film was released on 2000 screens worldwide.
Hanuman First Day Box Office Collection
Hanuman premiered officially on January 12. On its first day, the film achieved an India net collection of ₹10 crore across five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. The India gross collection for the first day stood at ₹11 crore. In the overseas market, the film collected approximately ₹5 crore on its opening day. This brings the Hanuman film’s first-day worldwide gross box office collection to ₹16 crore. The film faced competition from a major film, Guntur Kaaram, in the Telugu states, which resulted in fewer screens and shows for Hanuman. Despite this, the film ran completely houseful wherever it was screened. In the Hindi market, despite limited promotion, Hanuman received a tremendous response, attracting more crowds than the Bollywood films released this week.
Hanuman Paid Premiere and Opening Day Total Collections
Paid premiere shows for Hanuman were held on January 11, the day before its official release. From these paid premieres, the film earned approximately ₹4 crore. Combining the collections from the paid premiere shows and the first-day official release, Hanuman’s total earnings amount to approximately ₹20 crore. This constitutes an explosive opening, especially given the film’s budget of ₹55 crore.
Hanuman Box Office Performance Trends
Hanuman surprised everyone with its explosive first-day earnings. Despite being a low-budget film, it garnered significant appreciation from the audience. It performed remarkably well on its first day across Hindi, Telugu, and other South Indian languages. The film is expected to create a stir in the Hindi market, with very good collections also anticipated in South Indian languages. A box office collection of ₹100 crore is considered 100% confirmed for the film.