Shashidhar Reddy, the distributor of the movie HanuMan in the Nizam region, has made headlines for disclosing the film’s box-office figures openly at the film’s success meet held in Hyderabad.
As we all know, HanuMan (2024), a superhero flick starring Teja Sajja in lead, directed by Prashanth Varma, hit the screens on January 12, 2023, to rave reviews and has become a massive blockbuster. To celebrate the film’s remarkable success, an event titled ‘Gratitude Meet’ was held today. As a part of it, the film’s Nizam distributor has revealed some interesting figures that sent shock waves through the industry. The numbers are as follows:
After a Day 1 collection of just ₹1.18 crore, it has gone on to rake in a staggering ₹52 crores till 26th January, with footfall exceeding 27 lakh. Distributor is confident that this number might even cross 50 Lakhs as there is no OTT release for 60 days from release date. Moreover, the film’s Day 15 collection of ₹2.02 crore nearly doubled its opening day figure.
It is no secret that films’ box figures published after release, particularly those of top stars, are significantly inflated by the makers, primarily to create a false perception and, of course, to appease the fans. Having said that, it’s rare for a distributor to disclose such detailed figures openly. He went on to say that the film’s premieres, initially planned with just nineteen shows, has ended with a record 345 shows following huge demand, with all of them being sold out.
Needless to say, the movie, HanuMan, made as the first project in PVCU (Prashanth Varma Cinematic Universe), outperformed all films in competition, including Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Karam (2024), Naa Sami Ranga (2024), Saindhav (2024) and emerged as the 2024 Sankranthi winner. Moreover, it has joined the elite list of Telugu movies that created an impact in the Hindi belt posting good numbers. The film’s success is expected to raise the standards of the universe’s future projects, which include a direct sequel titled ‘Jai HanuMan’, ‘Adhira’ and an untitle female superhero film.
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