After drawing sensational openings on Day One, superstar Mahesh Babu’s ‘Guntur Kaaraam’ witnessed a drop in collections in the two Telugu states. “It had terrific openings and garnered Rs 41.3 crore net collections which are around Rs 50 crores gross collections on the first day, riding on Mahesh Babu’s popularity,” says a distributor and adds, “But on the second day, the action-adventure witnessed a drop in collections and it just managed to collect Rs 12.16 net collections and roughly Rs 25 crore gross collections and it has to go a long way,” he adds.
He also claims that the film on Sunday(third day) early shows has managed to draw just Rs 1.37 net collections and it has to perform well on Sunday and Monday to make up for the drop. “Till now, it has made Rs 54.83 crores net collections and Rs 80 crores gross but has to pick up collections faster to cover its investments in two Telugu states,” he adds
Trivikram Srinivas's family drama had a few loopholes in the screenplay and couldn’t draw overwhelming collections since even the word-of-mouth publicity wasn't encouraging enough. “Right now, it is doing well in B&C centers and drawing masses in big numbers. However, it has to make more money to cross the Rs 104 mark to break even in the days to come, or else it will be difficult for distributors in Telugu states,” he concludes
