Arjun Reddy has been creating ripples at the box office. The film was released on Thursday night with paid premieres and is running to packed houses since then.
Glowing reviews and wonderful word of mouth added fuel to the craze that is surrounding the film prior to its release.
Despite releasing in limited screens across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the film had a fantastic day 1 at the box office.
It collected nearly Rs. 2.5 crore share from Telugu states and grossed nearly half million dollars in US. All the buyers will breakeven and enter the profit zone by the end of second day itself.
With the buzz around the film at an all time high, we can expect the film to collect over Rs. 25 crore share from theatricals.
Vijay Devarakonda emerged as the new star of Telugu cinema with Arjun Reddy. His craze and popularity among youth has increased manifold with this film.
Here is the first day shares break up of Arjun Reddy in AP and TS:
Nizam – Rs. 1.22 cr
Ceded – Rs. 33 lacs
Vizag – Rs. 21 lacs
East – Rs. 12 lacs
West – Rs. 9 lacs
Krishna – Rs. 25 lacs
Guntur – Rs. 20 lacs
Nellore – Rs. 5 lacs
Total: Rs. 2.47 Cr