Last Friday gave movie-goers a plethora of options to choose from. Bollywood buffs could choose between the Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez-starrer A Gentleman , Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Bidita Bag’s Babumoshai Bandookbaaz , and Aadar Jain-Anya Singh’s debut Qaidi Band . South Indian cinephiles had two options, Vivegam and Arjun Reddy , both of which recorded a great start .
A Gentleman, which had raked in a decent Rs 4.4 crore on day one, made another Rs 4.36 crore on day 2, as per trade analyst Taran Adarsh’s tweet.
#AGentleman shows limited growth on Day 2... Fri 4.04 cr, Sat 4.36 cr. Total: ₹ 8.40 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 27, 2017
The Raj Nidimoru-Krishna D.K. film has not fared as well as it was expected to. However, things could be looking up over the weekend. Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, according to www.koimoi.com , stands at Rs 4.05 crore on the second day of its release and with that, has covered its production cost .
The film opened with a bang (considering it was made on a budget of Rs 3 crore) on Day one, minting Rs 2.05 crore.
Vivegam , which raced ahead of all its competitors like it was child’s play on Day one, showed similar growth on Day two. The Ajith-starrer’s collections are being pegged at a brilliant Rs 48 crore domestically, and Rs 66 crore internationally, thereby, making its total Rs 66 crore, as per film trade analyst Ramesh Bala. Here’s a breakdown of the collections:
#Vivegam 2-Days WW Box Office:#India - ₹ 48 Crs
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) August 26, 2017
Overseas - ₹ 18 Crs
Total - ₹ 66 Crs
Going by the figures, it is clear that South Indian cinema, has once again, cemented its dominance over Bollywood.