Pawan Kalyan's Katamarayudu has made good collection at the worldwide box office on the first day, but it has failed to beat the opening day record of Chiranjeevi's Khaidi No 150.
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Before its release, Katamarayudu had good hype and promotion, which made its theatrical rights sell at record prices. The distributors made grand arrangements by booking over 1500 cinema halls across the globe. The movie registered a massive amount of advance booking everywhere around the world. Trade pundits predicted that the film would get an earth-shattering response at the box office on its opening day.
The Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan-starrer was premiered in over 200 screens across North America on Thursday night and it ran to packed houses in most of the centres. The distributors are yet to reveal the details of its business. But early estimates show that Katamarayudu has collected over Rs 4.24 crore gross ($650,000) at the US box office in the premiere shows.
The Kishore Kumar Pardasani-directed action drama registered 100 percent occupancy in almost all the theatres across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Friday. Katamarayudu is estimated to have collected Rs 28.10 crore gross at the AP/T box office on the first day and earned Rs 22.27 crore for its distributors in these states on its opening day.
Katamarayudu has beaten the opening day records of Sardaar Gabbar Singh (SGS), which was the biggest opener for Pawan Kalyan with its earning Rs 20.92 crore to its AP/T distributors. But it has failed to beat the record of Khaidi No 150, which is the biggest opener of 2017 with its earning Rs 23.24 crore to its AP/T distributors.
Here are the eastimated area-wise earnings of all the three movies and they may not match with official figures. All the numbers are in Rs and crore.
| Area | Katamarayudu | SGS | Khaidi |
| Nizam | 4.12 | 5.03 | 4.77 |
| Ceded | 2.85 | 4.10 | 4.00 |
| Vizag | 3.01 | 2.01 | 2.59 |
| G East | 3.56 | 2.26 | 3.50 |
| G West | 2.91 | 2.70 | 3.00 |
| Krishna | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.59 |
| Guntur | 2.97 | 2.46 | 2.79 |
| Nellore | 1.33 | 0.85 | 1.00 |
| AP/T Total | 22.27 | 20.92 | 23.24 |
The Sharrath Marrar-produced movie has also received a brilliant response in Karnataka, Chennai and in other parts of India and international markets with some screens running to packed houses. Katamarayudu is estimated to have collected approximately Rs 21 crore gross at the box office in these areas on the first day.
Katamarayudu has collected a total of more than Rs 51 crore gross at the worldwide box office on the first day. On its opening day, the movie has earned approximately Rs 34.50 crore for its global distributors, who have shelled out a record price of Rs 85 crore on its theatrical rights.
Pawan Kalyan's last outing Sardaar Gabbar Singh earned Rs 40.81 crore gross at the worldwide box office on the first day and it was the biggest opener for the power star. Chiranjeevi's comeback film Khaidi No 150 collected Rs 50.45 crore gross at the worldwide box office on the first day and it is the second all-time biggest Tollywood opener. Katamarayudu has smashed both these records.
