'Veera Simha Reddy' emerges highest Day-1 grosser of Balakrishna films

HYDERABAD: This Sankranti, Nandamuri Balakrishna scored big with 'Veera Simha Reddy', breaking all his previous records and emerging as the highest 1st day grosser for him. The event of Sankranti was also added to the collections. 'Veera Simha Reddy' gained a massive ₹50 CR gross on the first day, including the premiere and benefit shows, according to the producers of the film.

This is more than double of what 'Akhanda' made on its first day. Touching the ₹50 CR mark on the first day is a massive record. This also broke his previous record with 'Akhanda'. The benefit shows for 'Veera Simha Reddy' started as early as 4 AM and have been full ever since. 'Akhanda' is Balayya’s biggest blockbuster that raked in ₹23 CR on the first day and a total of ₹133 CR gross worldwide.

The trade reports of Veera Simha Reddy are as follows:

Krishna - ₹1.65 CR

Nellore - ₹1.18 CR

Uttar Andhra - ₹2.50 CR

East Godavari - ₹1.71 CR

West Godavari - ₹2.04 CR

Krishna - ₹1.5 CR

Even Overseas, Balayya has achieved a remarkable feat. This film collected 750K in the US on the first day, which is a huge figure. On a whole, the total Net collections for Veera Simha Reddy on Day 1 worldwide is estimated to be ₹32 CR. The final collections are going to be huge for Veera Simha Reddy.