Kamal Haasan’s Bharateeyudu got off to a good start and the Day 1 share was 5.8 crores including GST. Despite poor reviews and negative word of mouth, such a start gave the makers a glimmer of hope about its box office performance. But it looks like the buzz has now died.
After a good opening day in Telugu states, the film saw a big drop on day 2. The drop is more than 50%. On day 1, Bharateeyudu 2 collected 5.8 Cr share; on day 2 it could only make around Rs 2.5 Cr.
The total Telugu state’s share is just around Rs 8.3 Cr for 2 days and looking at the trends for today, Day 3 would be the last decent day for the film with weekdays coming up next. If today’s numbers are lesser than yesterday then there will be a 40% loss for the buyers.
Directed by Shankar, this sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Bharateeydu witnessed similar drops in all the regions barring Tamil Nadu. In TN, the film held its ground and collected similar numbers on day 2 as it did on opening day.