Sarkari Vaari Paata, starring Mahesh Babu, scored well in its opening weekend at the Indian box office, grossing Rs. Ninety-seven crores over a four-day extended weekend. Given its roughly Rs. 40 crore opening day, four days could easily have surpassed Rs.100 crores, but they are pretty acceptable given the film’s mixed reviews. The film has grossed an additional $3 million overseas, including $2 million in the United States, for a total worldwide opening of Rs. 120 crores. Sarkari Vaari Paata grossed the following at the Indian box office:
Rs. 39.50 crores on Thursday
17.75 crores on Friday
19.75 crores on Saturday
20 crores on Sunday
97 crores in total. Except for Nizam’s second-day decline, the weekend was somewhat regular. On Saturday, the film saw gains in Nizam, but Andhra Pradesh remained unchanged, while on Sunday, Nizam saw a slight 5% decline, and Andhra Pradesh saw a 5% increase. This is a pretty standard procedure, as Sunday night collections in Hyderabad are notoriously slow. The key from here will be how business holds up on weekdays since most recent films have failed to perform on weekdays after the weekend, especially in Nizam, including RRR, which had average occupancies on weekdays in a city like Hyderabad. The following is the breakdown of Sarkaru Vaari Paata’s box office collections by territory:
Rs. 33.50 crores Nizam (Rs. 18.40 crores share)
Rs. 10.50 crores needed (Rs. 8.35 crores share)
Rs. 41.50 crores in Andhra Pradesh (Rs. 28.50 crores share)
85.50 crores in AP/TS (Rs. 55.25 crores share)
Eight crores in Karnataka (Rs. 4 crores share)
1.75 crore in North India (Rs. 70 lakhs share)
1.75 crores in Tamil Nadu and Kerala (Rs. 65 lakh share)
97 crores in India (Rs. 60.60 crores share)
