Nani's latest venture posted a third‑day gross of about ten crore, taking its worldwide tally past the hundred‑crore threshold as overseas earnings add another twenty‑six crore.
The Paradise raked in close to ten crore rupees on its third day, nudging the Telugu star Nani’s latest closer to the 150‑crore club. Trade circles say the film’s cumulative worldwide gross now sits just above the hundred‑crore milestone, a feat that feels especially sweet after two days of mixed chatter.
Day‑one numbers were impressive – the opening net in India crossed twelve crore, with the southern states contributing the bulk. By the end of the second day, the film added another fourteen crore from the Telugu belt alone, while Tamil, Karnataka and Kerala markets chipped in modest sums. Combined domestic net after two days topped sixty‑seven crore, and the gross figure hovered around seventy‑nine crore.
Overseas, the picture is holding its own. North‑American territories reported a first‑day haul of $1.75 million, followed by a $135 k return on day two. Converting that to rupees puts the foreign take at roughly twenty‑six crore, pushing the global gross past the one‑hundred‑crore line.
The budget, according to insiders, sits near the 120‑crore mark, meaning the film still needs a healthy run to break even on paper. Trade analysts have pencilled in a target of around two hundred crore gross, a figure that would comfortably cover costs and deliver profit.
Screen count remains robust. The movie is booked in over eight hundred locations, with roughly nine hundred screens showing it across the country. By early afternoon on day three, ticketing platforms indicated more than three lakh tickets sold, translating to a gross of seven crore so far. Evening shows are expected to push that number into the ten‑crore range if occupancy holds.
Box‑Office Snapshot
- Day 1 (India net): ~12 cr
- Day 2 (India net): ~14 cr
- Day 3 (estimated India gross): ~10 cr
- Overseas total: ~26 cr
- Cumulative worldwide gross: >100 cr
- Budget: ~120 cr
- Target gross: 150‑200 cr
The numbers suggest the film is defying early negative buzz and disaster talk that circulated after the first two days. Nani’s fanbase appears to be rallying, and the steady rise in bookings for the weekend hints at a possible surge on Saturday.
If the trend continues, The Paradise could comfortably cross the 150‑crore threshold before the end of its first week, a milestone that would cement it as one of Nani’s biggest commercial successes.
The next big data point will be Saturday’s box‑office report, which will reveal whether the film can sustain its momentum or if the early hype fizzles out.
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