A still from the movie Attarintiki Daaredhi
Chennai:
Telugu action-drama Attarintiki Daaredhi, starring Pawan Kalyan, which released on Friday, has reaped gold at the box-office in its opening weekend collecting a whopping Rs 33.52 crore worldwide.
"This is the best ever opening for a Pawan Kalyan film. One of his previous films Gabbar Singh made around Rs 32 crore worldwide in its first weekend. Excluding Monday, Attarintiki Daaredhi has collected Rs 33.52 crores worldwide," trade analyst Trinath told IANS.
"Since Wednesday (October 2) happens to be a national holiday, it might even cross Rs 50 crore in its first week. The film has done exceptionally well in the US," he added.
Directed by Trivikram, AD also features Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Pranitha, Boman Irani, Nadhiya and Brahmanadam in important roles.
"While in Andhra Pradesh AD minted Rs 22.71 crore, in the US it collected about Rs 6.15 crore in the first three days. In Karnataka and Tamil Nadu together, it raked in over Rs 3 crore and in the rest of the country, it collected the remaining," he said.
Reportedly made on a budget of Rs 55 crore, AD was produced by B V S N Prasad.
"This is the best ever opening for a Pawan Kalyan film. One of his previous films Gabbar Singh made around Rs 32 crore worldwide in its first weekend. Excluding Monday, Attarintiki Daaredhi has collected Rs 33.52 crores worldwide," trade analyst Trinath told IANS.
"Since Wednesday (October 2) happens to be a national holiday, it might even cross Rs 50 crore in its first week. The film has done exceptionally well in the US," he added.
Directed by Trivikram, AD also features Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Pranitha, Boman Irani, Nadhiya and Brahmanadam in important roles.
"While in Andhra Pradesh AD minted Rs 22.71 crore, in the US it collected about Rs 6.15 crore in the first three days. In Karnataka and Tamil Nadu together, it raked in over Rs 3 crore and in the rest of the country, it collected the remaining," he said.
Reportedly made on a budget of Rs 55 crore, AD was produced by B V S N Prasad.
