The Raja Saab collected Rs. 28 crore approx at the Indian box office on Saturday, taking its two-day total box office collections to Rs. 94 crore approx. The film witnessed a sharp decline of around 60 per cent from its opening day. A further decline is expected today, which should wrap its first weekend under Rs. 125 crore, possibly closer to Rs. 115 crore.
Overseas, the fall was even sharper, with the second day biz plummeting to USD 550K, for a total of USD 3.15 million (Rs. 28.50 crore). The worldwide earnings yesterday amounted to Rs. 33 crore approx, pushing its worldwide box office cume to Rs. 122.50 crore approx. The opening weekend is expected to wind up under Rs. 150 crore. If it weren’t for the Sankranti holidays, the Rs. 200 crore final would have been doubtful, but now it might still crawl up there.
The fall was all across the board, whether in Telugu states or elsewhere. Even the Hindi version, which generally sees a jump on Saturday, went down by 20 per cent. The Telugu states bought in Rs. 19.50 crore approx, for a two-day total of Rs. 68.50 crore. Some places saw better holds, with the holiday boost seeping in, but the advances today are dismal there.
The Raja Saab has huge costs involved, north of Rs. 400 crore, and the recovery is highly dependent on the theatrical, with the non-theatrical revenue stream going down. While the film has a highly lucrative holiday period at its disposal in the coming days, it is unlikely that it will survive by the time the holidays kick in to give it any meaningful upside.
The Territorial Breakdown for The Raja Saab is as follows:
Area
Gross
AP/TS
Rs. 68.50 cr.
Nizam
Rs. 29.75 cr.
Ceded
Rs. 9.25 cr.
Andhra
Rs. 29.50 cr.
Karnataka
Rs. 10.25 cr.
Tamil Nadu – Kerala
Rs. 2.25 cr.
Rest of India
Rs. 13.00 cr.
INDIA
Rs. 94.00 cr.
United States
USD 1,950,000
Canada
USD 125,000
Australia
USD 245,000
Middle East
USD 300,000
United Kingdom
USD 350,000
Rest of World
USD 200,000
OVERSEAS
USD 3,170,000
WORLDWIDE
Rs. 122.50 cr.
