Gautamiputra Satakarni which is set to release on 12th January has done good pre-release business throughout and is the highest for a Balakrishna movie yet.
Box office wise Legend is the highest grosser for an NBK movie as it collected around 40cr share worldwide. However, Gautamiputra Satakarni being Balakrishna’s prestigious 100th film has done a great piece of business.
The movie will also face tough competition from other big Sankranthi release Khaidi No.150, but the buyers have shown faith in Balayya’s box office power.
The war epic has also gained tax exemption from both Telugu states which should result in about 12-15% profit for the buyers. The movie recently completed it’s censor formalities and has received a positive response from the board members.
Directed by Krish the movie also stars Shriya Saran, Hema Malini and Kiran Bedi in prominent roles and is being bankrolled by First Frame Entertainments.
Here is the area-wise pre-release business for Gautamiputra Satakarni:
Nizam – 9.0 cr
Ceeded & Vizag – 12.5 cr
East Godavari – 3.2 cr
West Godavari – 2.8 cr
Guntur & Krishna – 7.7 cr
Nellore – 2.0 cr
AP/TG total – 37.2 cr
Karnataka – 3.8 cr
USA – 4.0 cr
ROW – 1.8 cr
WW total – 46.8 cr
If it can gain positive WOM then it has a great chance of becoming a superhit and with the festive season spanning over 2 weeks in AP, it can make a killing at the BO.
Here is the Box office classification for Gautamiputra Satakarni:
Blockbuster – 75+ cr
Superhit – 60+ cr
Hit – 50+ cr
Average – 40 + cr
Flop < 34 cr
