Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam), starring Siddharth Gupta in the lead role, is holding very well at the box office. The movie added Rs. 1 crore to the tally on its second Friday, registering a nominal drop from its opening day. It took its running cume to Rs. 12.65 crore nett in 8 days.
The movie is looking to wrap its second weekend around Rs. 5-6 crore, which will take its total box office collection to Rs. 16 to 17 crore. The mythological fantasy drama is looking to surpass the Rs. 20 crore mark by the end of this week. Though the movie is holding well for the cast and release size, it still needs to show a much better run to bag a clean Hit verdict.
There was Mahavatar Narsimha last year, which was an animated film based on two of the avatars of Lord Vishnu. That film opened to Rs. 1.25 crore nett on the first day, saw exponential growth over the weekend to Rs. 3.25 crore nett on Saturday and Rs. 6.25 crore nett on Sunday. It eventually went on to collect Rs. 170 crore nett in Hindi. Krishnavataram is a live-action film on the Krishna avatar. It couldn’t show the kind of growth Mahavatar Narsimha had. But these films are hard to predict. We also saw a film like Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahayate last year, which did almost nothing in the first three weeks and then exploded.
The Box Office Collections for Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hindi) in India are as follows:
Day Nett
Previews Rs. 0.40 cr.
Friday Rs. 1.05 cr.
Saturday Rs. 2.15 cr.
Sunday Rs. 3.20 cr.
Monday Rs. 1.05 cr.
Tuesday Rs. 1.55 cr.
Wednesday Rs. 1.15 cr.
Thursday Rs. 1.10 cr.
2nd Friday Rs. 1.00 cr. (est.)
Total Rs. 12.65 cr.
Disclaimer: The box office figures, opening-day forecasts, and lifetime collection projections mentioned in this article are subjective trade estimates compiled from various commercial parameters, advance booking trends, and market sentiment.
