After facing unexpected postponement and landing in theaters this week, Akhanda 2 opens with bad reviews and word of mouth at the box office, but the film is not having such poor collections thanks to Balakrishna’s stardom.
The much-awaited sequel received poor reviews from the premiere itself, which affected the collections hugely, but collections are not seeing a disastrous drop. It’s maintaining an average to decent range, but the numbers are not enough for the record business.
Earlier, poor reviews led to Balakrishna’s films collapsing after just one day. After the first day, numbers remained low. Not only for him, but even for the other senior heroes, if the films open with negative talk, the films will not perform after opening day.
But Akhanda 2 saw some respectable numbers on day 2, and it collected over 15 Cr gross in India. Today also the film is expected to post 15Cr+ gross in India.
No senior hero film has scored 100 Cr gross with bad WOM, but Akhanda 2 has a chance to do this with the help of Balakrishna’s stardom. If it happens, then he will be the 1st hero to do so. But for the business it has done, the film needs to gross 180 Cr in the final run, which looks impossible.