Mana Shankara Vara Prasada Garu: Nearing ₹400 Crore Worldwide
Megastar Chiranjeevi’s film, Mana Shankara Vara Prasada Garu, directed by Anil Ravi Puddi, stars Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara, and Venkatesh. The movie, with a budget of ₹200 crore, has already surpassed ₹300 crore worldwide and is performing strongly in its second week after a record-breaking first week.
For its first seven days, Mana Shankara Vara Prasada Garu achieved an India net collection of ₹205 crore 68 lakh. On its eighth day, the film earned ₹7 crore 96 lakh from the Indian market. The estimated collection for the ninth day in India is approximately ₹7.5 crore, bringing its total nine-day all-India net collection to ₹221 crore 14 lakh. The India gross collection stands at ₹260 crore 94 lakh. In overseas markets, the film has collected ₹58 crore 26 lakh so far. This brings Mana Shankara Vara Prasada Garu’s total worldwide collection for the first nine days to ₹319 crore 20 lakh. The film has already been declared a superhit.
The Raja Saab: A Box Office Flop
Pan India superstar Prabhas’s film, The Raja Saab, directed by Maruthi, is a romantic horror comedy featuring Prabhas, Malavika Mohanan, Niddhi Agerwal, Sanjay Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, and Boman Irani. Released on January 9th in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, the film had a budget of ₹350 crore.
Despite earning over ₹100 crore worldwide on its first day, the film’s collections declined daily thereafter. While its first week collections were considered decent, the second week saw a significant drop. The Raja Saab collected an India net of ₹23 crore 31 lakh in Hindi and ₹143 crore 54 lakh in South languages over its first ten days, leading to an all-India net collection of ₹166 crore 85 lakh across all five languages. On its eleventh day, the film earned ₹2 crore 46 lakh from the Indian market. The estimated collection for the twelfth day in India is ₹2 crore 25 lakh, making its total twelve-day India net collection ₹171 crore 56 lakh. The India gross collection is ₹204 crore 15 lakh, and its worldwide collection so far is ₹261 crore 40 lakh. Given its budget, The Raja Saab has been deemed a major flop at the box office.
Dhurandhar: An All-Time Mega Blockbuster Performance
Aditya Dhar’s action thriller, Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal, has completed seven weeks in cinemas and continues to perform strongly. With a budget of ₹280 crore, the film’s worldwide earnings have been impressive.
Dhurandhar achieved an India net collection of ₹869 crore 80 lakh in its first six weeks. Over its seventh weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), the film added ₹9 crore 95 lakh to its India net collection, bringing its total for 45 days to ₹879 crore 75 lakh. On its 46th day (Monday), the film earned ₹1 crore 65 lakh. The estimated India net collection for its 47th day (Tuesday) is ₹1 crore 90 lakh, making the total all-India net collection for 47 days ₹883 crore 30 lakh. The India gross collection stands at ₹1042 crore 28 lakh. Dhurandhar’s total worldwide box office collection has reached ₹1335 crore, solidifying its status as an all-time mega blockbuster. The film is expected to surpass ₹1350 crore worldwide in the coming days.
Border 2: Strong Advance Booking Trends
The war action drama Border 2, directed by Anurag Singh and starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty, is set to release this Friday. The film has garnered an exceptional response in advance bookings, both in India and overseas.
For its opening day, Border 2 has recorded India advance bookings of ₹8 crore 14 lakh (including block day seats). For Saturday (second day), the India advance booking stands at ₹4 crore 28 lakh (including block seats), and for Sunday (third day), it is ₹2 crore 94 lakh. This brings the total India advance booking for the first weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) to ₹13 crore 36 lakh. Additionally, the film has secured ₹3 crore 21 lakh in overseas advance bookings. Cumulatively, Border 2’s worldwide advance booking for its first weekend totals ₹16 crore 57 lakh. With two days remaining until its release, early estimates predict the film could open with over ₹50 crore at the Indian box office on its first day, with a potential worldwide first-day collection of approximately ₹70 crore.