Nani's The Paradise is continuing to rule the box office and it passed Monday Litmus test with flying colors. Directed by Srikanth Odela, the massive blockbuster is produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri on a lavish scale. It is hard for a any movie that created records in its first weekend to hold at similar level on Monday but Nani's star power propelled The Paradise to put phenomenal numbers.
The movie collected Rs.160 crores+ gross worldwide in five days and it recorded an excellent fifth day worldwide, grossing a huge 10 crores+ gross. Passing this test on a weekday highlights the strong crowd-pulling capacity of Nani. The audience excitement is clearly visible everywhere as they are flocking to theatres to watch him roar on screens in complete mass avatar.
The ticket booking trends reflect this absolute rampage. Across ticketing platforms BMS and District apps, the movie saw a phenomenal sale of over 1lakh+ tickets on Monday. This showcases the craze for Nani and his immense hold among family audiences. The movie is fast approaching breakeven status in all areas with 92% of recovery in Nizam area alone and 85% in rest of all areas.
The Paradise also became the first ever Nani film to achieve Rs.50 crores+ gross milestone in Nizam area. With such a phenomenal run, it is firmly cementing its status as a massive box office winner. On Day 6, the movie bookings have been very good already and trade analysts are predicting long run for the film looking at the trends.