‘The Raja Saab’, featuring Prabhas, was released this week to a lot of excitement and great expectations. Advertised as a commercial film with “genre-change” written in the taglines, it was packing houses in all major centres due to the star power of the lead, stellar advance booking, and the buzz around it. But, as the first weekend rolled in, the box office numbers began to dance.
Strong opening pushes the horror drama
As per Sacnilk, the movie opened with paid preview shows, grossing a handsome ₹9.15 crore net in India. The film then followed up well on Day 1 (Friday) with The Raja Saab garnering a healthy Rs 54.15 crore net of which the Telugu version contributed a tall Rs 47.4 crore. The Hindi did Rs 6.15 crore, Tamil (Rs 0.4 crore), Kannada (Rs 0.1 crore) and Malayalam (Rs 0.1 crore) were introverted yet competent at the b.o.Also See: The Raja Saab Movie Review
Sharp drop on day 2
However, the film has seen a sharp drop on Day 2 (Saturday), netting Rs 12.24 crore (early estimates) at the Indian box-office. The stark dip on a Saturday has been a talking point in trade. Mixed reviews from moviegoers, particularly around the film’s storytelling and genre, seem to have impacted walk-in and repeat audiences in several markets.The movie ‘The Raja Saab’ despite taking a hit on the second day, has still got a remarkable 3-days India net total of 75.14 crores mainly due to its huge first day collections. With Sunday collections and the holds on weekdays coming into focus, the question will be whether ‘The Raja Saab’ can maintain the momentum to sustain its long-term box office performance. Sure, Prabhas has leveraged his star power to secure a stellar opening , but from this point on what matters will be the collections in the next few days as ‘The Raja Saab’ will hope to convert this tremendous opening into a long running box-office success.
About ‘The Raja Saab’
Prabhas features in ‘The Raja Saab’ directed by Maruthi along with leading actors Malavika Mohanan, Nidhhi Agerwal, and Riddhi Kumar. The music is scored by Thaman S, the cinematography is by Karthik Palani, and the film is edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film “The Raja Saab” is an ensemble cast film with a big-budget execution. There is enough buzz for box office prospects.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers in this article are compiled from our proprietary sources and diverse public data. We strive for accuracy and all figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned. We offer a fair representation of the project’s box office performance. We are open to feedback and suggestions on toientertainment@timesinternet.in
