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Opening weekends, footfalls, budget maths and the numbers behind the noise.
The Telugu actioner beat modest pre-release estimates on day one, riding the Aaya Sher song's popularity, even as trade reports flag shaky word of mouth going into the weekend.
Dulquer Salmaan’s comeback vehicle 'I'm Game' closed its three‑week run with a 68% loss, netting 25.48 crore domestically against an 80 crore budget, ranking seventh among Mollywood releases of 2026.
Universal Pictures announced it has topped $5 billion in worldwide box‑office receipts for 2026, driven by The Odyssey, Michael and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, with several more releases slated for the autumn slate.
The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest opened on September 25, pulling in roughly Rs 9‑9.5 crore. The folk‑fantasy, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia, posted the actor’s third‑biggest ever opening, even as it faced Nani’s Paradise and an Avengers: Endgame re‑release.
The freshly cut version of Avengers: Endgame, now titled Encore, has rolled out in Indian theatres with impressive opening figures, adding four minutes of new post‑credits material that teases the upcoming Avengers Doomsday slated for Christmas 2026.
The Vvaan earned roughly Rs 7 crore on its first day, driven by Bihar’s festive crowds. National multiplexes contributed about half the takings, while the film’s hefty budget still leaves it short of the double‑digit opening it needs.
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil has surged to $76.9 million in North America within a week, overtaking the 1995 Mortal Kombat adaptation and setting up a strong second‑weekend outlook.
Mandaadi's second‑week earnings push it close to the coveted 100‑crore club, marking a first for the Soori‑led project, while The Paradise posts a strong opening day yet remains short of the revenue needed to cover its hefty budget.
Marvel's Endgame re‑release opened on Thursday, pulling over $3 million in North American previews and positioning itself to eclipse new releases, with a potential $50 million global opening weekend.
The third instalment of the Mirzapur franchise collected about Rs 1.25 crore on Thursday, closing week three with Rs 18.5 crore net and a three‑week total of Rs 216.25 crore, hinting at a Rs 225 crore lifetime haul.
Soori’s ‘Mandaadi’ continues its box‑office surge, clearing 70 crore in Tamil Nadu in just two weeks and closing in on Dhanush’s Raayan record, while its global earnings top 114 crore.
Avengers: Endgame's China re-release closed a week of pre-sales at $3.1 million, edging past Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and nearly matching Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, ahead of its worldwide return on September 25.
The Paradise, directed by Srikanth Odela, opened to a worldwide Day 1 gross of Rs 76 crore per Track Tollywood, doubling Nani's previous best. Early Day 2 trends look steady as trade watches the hold.
The Paradise raked in 11.6 crore net from 900 premiere shows across India, posting Tollywood's fourth-highest premiere collection ever and Nani's career-best start, even as word-of-mouth turns mixed.
Nani's latest, The Paradise, clocked a ₹34.65 crore net opening across 9,732 Indian shows, with the Telugu version shouldering most of the earnings. Overseas collections topped ₹22 crore, pushing worldwide totals to nearly ₹77 crore on day one.
Nani's The Paradise crossed Rs 88 crore worldwide on its opening day, per figures shared by the makers, making it the actor's career-best start. Hindi and Tamil dubbed prints also found early footing.
Hanuman Ansh producer Anupriya Nagar has revealed that the film's screen count collapsed within days of release, pushing her to the edge of quitting the industry before a turnaround that's since drawn apologies from producers who passed on the project.
Alia and Shaheen Bhatt’s debut as producers with ‘Don’t Be Shy’ offers polished visuals and a catchy soundtrack, yet its predictable storyline and old‑school romance fail to connect with the digital‑savvy Gen‑Alpha crowd, according to Koimoi’s review.
Verity, starring Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway, lands on October 2. With a $569.6 million box‑office record from Fifty Shades of Grey as its yardstick, the film heads into a crowded October slate.
Nani's latest release, The Paradise, smashed opening‑day numbers with a reported ₹75 crore worldwide gross, doubling his earlier hit Dasara and enjoying packed theatres, especially in Telangana.
Marvel's Avengers Endgame Encore has moved about 85,000 advance tickets in India's biggest chains, hinting at a Rs 7‑8 crore opening, though limited screens curb a Rs 10 crore day‑one target.
Nani’s ‘The Paradise’ posted an estimated ₹70 crore on day one, with Telugu regions leading and Hindi‑Tamil versions contributing over ₹2 crore, according to trade tracker Track Tollywood.
In a week that highlighted the divide between star‑driven spectacles and niche offerings, Vibe stalled at around ten crore, whereas Mirzapur: The Movie and Hanuman Ansh are on track to finish the year with blockbuster earnings.
Nani’s latest venture, The Paradise, stormed the box office with a 15.95 crore haul by 1 PM, 59.08% morning occupancy across 4,183 shows, and 941,000 advance tickets, making it the fourth‑largest Telugu debut this year.
The new A24 thriller Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, is projected to earn between $17 million and $20 million in its first North American weekend, a figure that could recoup its $15 million budget and push it into profitability.
Resident Evil's Indian run posted a six‑day nett of Rs 16.20 crore, with day‑six earnings slipping 35% to Rs 1.25 crore, buoyed by positive audience buzz and a projected week‑end total near Rs 18 crore.
Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia’s The Vvaan sold 42,000 tickets by mid‑morning, grossing just over one crore rupees, and may open with 5‑6 crore after a weekend of no competition.
Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame returns as ‘Encore’, pulling Rs 13.23 crore in advance bookings in India and aiming for a sub‑$26 million haul in China to retake the all‑time Hollywood box‑office crown.
Forgotten Island, a Filipino‑folklore animated comedy, opens in North America this weekend with a $15‑$17 million opening estimate, while Avengers: Endgame Encore is set to earn $25‑$28 million, securing the #1 slot.
The Vvaan, produced by TVF and Ekta Kapoor, has sold about 15,000 tickets across PVR, Inox and Cinepolis so far, pointing to a Rs 7 crore opening and a tough fight with Drishyam 3 next week.