It looked like $1 Million premiere gross was on cards for Jai Lava Kusa because of 1 plus 1 offer. Early booking trends were so good that 1 Million looked vey much possible.
However, Jai Lava Kusa only managed to gross $589K in spite of the buy 1 get 1 free offer. It only managed to beat NTR's previous best Janatha Garage premiere collection by a small margin.
Jai Lava Kusa failed to beat Sardaar Gabbar Singh premiere gross let alone Khaidi No. 150's gross. Jai Lava Kusa stands at fifth place in all time top grossing premieres list.
Interestingly both Sardaar and Jai Lava Kusa are directed by Bobby and Pawan Kalyan had the upper hand without any offers.
Jai Lava Kusa needs to hold well for the buyers to recover their investment. It should gross minimum $2Million in US for them to be in the safe zone.
Top 10 Premiers In USA
Baahubali 2 - $4517704
Baahubali 1 - $1364416
Khaidi No 150 - $1295613
Sardaar Gabbar Singh - $616054
Jai Lava Kusa - $589,000
Janatha Garage - $584255
Brahmotsvam - $560274
Duvvada Jaganatham - $538011
Srimanthudu - $535984
Aagadu - $523613