'Saripodhaa Sanivaaram' is splendid; collects ₹43cr after 8 days
What's the story
The Telugu film Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by DVV Entertainment, has successfully surpassed the ₹40cr mark in its first week at the box office.
The film stars Nani, Priyanka Arulmohan, S.J. Suryah, Abhirami, and P. Sai Kumar in key roles.
After earning an impressive ₹41.5cr India net within seven days of release, the movie added another ₹1.75cr on its eighth day across all languages (early estimates).
Collection breakdown
'Saripodhaa Sanivaaram' witnessed fluctuating collections post-release
The film's box office journey has been a roller coaster ride with fluctuating collections. It started strong on its first day (August 29), earning ₹9cr across all languages.
However, the second day saw a significant drop of 35% in collections, bringing in only ₹5.85cr.
The film bounced back on the first Saturday with a 56.41% increase in earnings, raking in ₹9.15cr, and continued this upward trend on Sunday by adding another ₹9.5cr to its total collection.
Weekday slump
'Saripodhaa Sanivaaram' experienced a decline in weekday earnings
Despite its successful weekend run, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram experienced a decline in its weekday earnings.
On Monday, the film's collections plummeted by 63.16% to ₹3.5cr and continued to decrease on Tuesday and Wednesday with earnings of ₹2.4cr and ₹2.1cr respectively.
The eighth day (Thursday) saw an estimated collection of ₹1.75cr across all languages, bringing the total net collection to approximately ₹43.25cr after eight days in theaters.
Occupancy rates
'Saripodhaa Sanivaaram' maintained steady theater occupancy on Thursday
On its eighth day, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram maintained a steady theater occupancy of 21.59% for Telugu screenings.
The film's performance was particularly strong in Chennai, with an impressive 75% overall occupancy rate.
Other regions such as Hyderabad and Bengaluru also showed solid support with 20% and 24% occupancy rates respectively.
However, the film struggled in areas like Nizamabad and the National Capital Region (NCR), where it recorded lower occupancies of 7.33% and 8.5%.