Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) maintained a strong hold at the box office. The mythological fantasy romance drama, directed by Hardik Gajjar, collected Rs. 1.10 crore on its Day 7 (Thursday). The movie wrapped its first week around Rs. 11.65 crore nett at the Hindi box office. Starring Siddharth Gupta in the lead role, the movie is expected to see a good spike on the second weekend, which will take its cume over the Rs. 15 crore mark. The movie should aim to match its first week in the second week, too, in order to sustain well for a long time.
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. (est.)
Total Rs. 11.65 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.