Valmiki/Gaddhalakonda Ganesh collections: A huge first-weekend haul

‘Valmiki’ aka ‘Gaddhalakonda Ganesh’ has reached the expectations. The mass entertainer has shown its strong strength at the domestic box-office in its first weekend. The movie did overcome the hiccups like getting the low count of screens, controversy over the title and not getting released in some pockets on the first day. By the end of the first weekend, the film has an impressive number to show all. 

The film has collected about Rs 13 Cr share in AP and Telangana and its worldwide weekend share is about. This is a big number for a Varun Tej’s solo starrer.

AP & TS – First Weekend Collections

Day Collections
Day 1 5.70
Day 2 3.51
Day 3 3.70
Total Share Rs 13 Cr

USA – Weekend Collections

Premiere – $84,872

Friday – 79,649

Saturday - $108,333

Sunday - $60k (apprx)

Total Weekend: $340k (appx)

The Harish Shankar directed entertainer is a remake of Tamil dark comedy ‘Jigarthanda’. But Harish has made a lot of changes to the Tamil movie. Varun Tej won glowing reviews for his performance. Critics said it is his career-best act.