Krishnavataram Part 1: Hridayam is continuing a decent run at the Indian box office during its first week in theatres. The mythological fantasy drama earned around Rs. 1.15 crore on its first Wednesday, showing a slight increase compared to its Monday collection.
With this, the film’s total collection has crossed the Rs. 10 crore mark within 6 days of release. The current India nett total stands at Rs. 10.55 crore.
Trade estimates suggest the movie could finish its first week with collections close to Rs. 11.50 crore. However, the film will need to show a strong jump during its second weekend and maintain stable weekday collections if it wants to achieve a stronger lifetime total at the box office.
While the movie’s performance is being described as decent considering its cast and release scale, industry discussions indicate that the collections may still fall short compared to the film’s reported production costs.
The film belongs to the mythological fantasy genre, which has shown unpredictable box office trends in recent years. Last year, Mahavatar Narsimha surprised the industry with its performance. The animated film, based on avatars of Lord Vishnu, opened with Rs. 1.25 crore on its first day before showing major growth over the weekend. It later went on to collect Rs. 170 crore nett in Hindi.
Similarly, another mythological film, Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahayate, had a slow start before witnessing a sharp rise in collections after several weeks in theatres.
Krishnavataram Part 1 focuses on the Krishna avatar in a live action format. Films based on mythology often depend heavily on audience word of mouth and family viewership, which can sometimes lead to unexpected box office growth after the opening week.
The India box office collections for Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart are as follows:
Previews collected Rs. 0.40 crore.
Friday earned Rs. 1.05 crore.
Saturday earned Rs. 2.15 crore.
Sunday earned Rs. 3.20 crore.
Monday earned Rs. 1.05 crore.
Tuesday earned Rs. 1.55 crore estimated.
Wednesday earned Rs. 1.15 crore estimated.
The film’s total collection currently stands at Rs. 10.55 crore.