Telugu film "Manam" has outperformed Rajinikanth's "Vikramasimha" in its opening weekend collections at the Andhra Pradesh box office.
The Akkineni multi starrer has minted ₹7 crore share in its first weekend in India. The film earned ₹6.22 crore at the Andhra Pradesh box office, while it raked in ₹80 lakh from Karnataka, North India, Orissa and Tamil Nadu (combined).
The film's opening weekend share from India amounts to ₹7.01 crore, according to film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The area-wise breakup of Manam collections: Nizam - ₹2.67 crore, Ceded - ₹1.06 crore, Vizag - ₹62 lakh, Guntur - ₹45 lakh, Krishna - ₹49 lakh, East Godavari - ₹36 lakh, West Godavari - ₹36 lakh and Nellore - ₹21 lakh.
Andhra Pradesh - ₹6.22 crore
Karnataka - ₹64 lakh
North India - ₹3 lakh
Tamil Nadu - ₹12 lakh
Orissa - ₹1 lakh
Total opening weekend all-India Share - ₹7.01 crore
Despite facing strong competition from "Vikramasimha," it performed well at the Andhra Pradesh box office. The film did better business than "Vikramasimha," which earned around ₹3 crore share in its first weekend in AP. The epic drama opened to mixed reviews from critics as well as from the audience, which might have affected its business in the state. Moreover, the release of "Manam" has further affected the film's prospects. The family entertainer, which is Akkineni Nageswara Rao's last film, fetched positive feedback from the critics and fans.
The film had a slow and steady start on the opening day. Positive word of mouth helped the film sustain its business on the second day. The Akkineni multi starrer earned around ₹4 crore share in two days at the AP box office. It continued to remain rock steady on Sunday (25 May) and minted a total over ₹6 crore in the debut weekend in AP.
The film took off on a fantastic note at the US box office and it is estimated to have grossed around $800,000. With the inclusion of the collections from the US, "Manam" might have minted over ₹10 crore share in three days at the worldwide box office.
With no big releases, "Manam" is expected to continue its good run in the coming days as well. While the film's weekend collections have been strong, it will be interesting to see how the film fares during the weekdays.
"Manam" is directed by Vikram Kumar of "13B" and "Ishq" fame. The film is a romantic comedy drama with all the commercial elements that will appease Akkineni fans. Besides ANR, "Manam" boasts of an ensemble cast including Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Shriya Saran, Samantha, MS Narayana, Ali, Brahmanandam, Posani Krishna Murali and Jaya Prakash Reddy among others. The film's music has been composed by Anoop Rubens and cinematography has been handled by P.S.Vinod. Akkineni family has produced the film under Annapurna Studios banner.
