2026 started for the Telugu film industry with the release of The Raja Saab on January 9th, and the film, which opened with 100 Cr gross on the first day, is struggling to maintain the flow at the box office. The box office collection details for 2 days of the film are out now.

The Raja Saab Two Days Telugu Version share (AP&TG Incl GST)

• Nizam : 21.2 Cr
• Ceeded: 7.8 Cr
• Uttarandhra: 7.2 Cr
• Guntur : 4.05 Cr
• East : 5.9 Cr
• West: 4.05 Cr
• Krishna: 3.84 Cr
• Nellore: 2.36 Cr
• AP/TG: 56.4 Cr
• ROI: 5.5 Cr
• Overseas: 13.5 Cr
• Worldwide: 74.4 Cr
• Recovery: 45%

If we observe the 2-day collections of The Raja Saab, the Telugu states’ performance is decent, but the rest of India and overseas numbers saw a big drop. With theatrical rights being valued at 165 Cr, the film needs to hold strongly until the festival weekend.

The sequence that shows Prabhas in an old man getup was hyped in the film’s teaser and trailer, but it was completely omitted from the film. The news is that the makers have added the sequence in theaters today, and let’s wait to see how this can bring fans back to the theaters.

Before release, there were huge expectations on Prabhas’s The Raja Saab’s box office performance pan-India-wide, but looking at the film’s collections for 2 days across all versions, the film is performing only in Telugu. 

The Raja Saab’s Day 2 all-versions gross is around ₹35 Cr, taking the total 2-day box office gross to approximately ₹138 Cr. More than 90% of collections are coming from Telugu, while Hindi is poor and other South Indian languages are outrightly disastrous.

For all languages, the film’s worldwide share until now is around ₹81 Cr, which includes GST in the Telugu states. It needs over ₹200 Cr share (400 Cr+ gross) to reach breakeven, and looking at the current trend, the target looks unreachable. Let’s wait and watch how the film will perform during the festival days.

After collecting ₹100 crore gross on its first day, Prabhas’s The Raja Saab is witnessing a massive drop in advance bookings for Day 3 across all regions. The film now depends heavily on strong walk-ins to post decent numbers tomorrow.

In Hyderabad, Day 3 advance bookings on BookMyShow stand at ₹2.65 crore, which is only a 53% hold compared to Day 2. This is a worrying sign, clearly indicating that word of mouth and reviews are starting to affect the film’s performance.

The Raja Saab needs to deliver big on its third day

While The Raja Saab managed reasonably decent bookings on Day 2, the massive drop on Day 3 is not a positive trend for its box office run. Sunday collections are now crucial, as the film needs massive walk-ins to recover momentum.

After Sunday, the film is expected to face a strong pre-festival effect on Monday and Tuesday. It will also encounter fresh competition from Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu. Considering all these factors, tomorrow’s collections will be very important, and the film must make the most of the weekend to secure big numbers at the box office.

The Raja Saab’s Hindi version sees a mediocre start at the box office with 6 Cr nett, and on day 2 the film is not seeing any jump. The shocking part is that today, Dhurandar, which was released last month, is doing much better than Prabhas’s movie at the box office. 

On its 37th day, Dhurandhar is doing better than The Raja Saab’s Hindi version on its 2nd day. The tracked gross till 6:35 PM for Ranveer Singh’s film stands at ₹4.41 Cr with 26% occupancy, while The Raja Saab’s tracked gross stands at ₹3.39 Cr with 12% occupancy, which is very poor.

With this trend the film may not see many numbers after the weekend, and even doing 50 Cr net in a full run looks impossible for the film.

Excel Radhe Shyam, all films of Prabhas have done well in North India, but now, his latest film, The Raja Saab, is heading towards a big failure at the box office.