Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart continued its theatrical run with stable collections during its second week. The mythological fantasy drama collected around Rs. 1.20 crore on its second Tuesday, showing a 30 per cent increase compared to the previous day.
The film also recorded only a 20 per cent drop compared to its first Tuesday collections, which is considered a decent hold at the box office. However, trade observers believe the movie needed stronger growth during its second week to comfortably achieve a clean hit status.
Starring Siddharth Gupta in the lead role, the film currently faces pressure because of its reportedly high production cost. While the movie has managed to remain steady, its present box office trend may not be enough to fully justify its budget unless collections improve in the coming weeks.
At the same time, industry analysts point out that mythological films can often be unpredictable at the box office. In recent years, several films in this genre have shown unusual growth patterns after slow starts.
One such example was Laalo Krishna Sada Sahayate, which reportedly remained unnoticed for several weeks before suddenly gaining strong audience attention later in its theatrical run.
Another example was Mahavatar Narsimha, an animated mythological film based on avatars of Lord Vishnu. The movie opened with Rs. 1.25 crore nett on its first day and later witnessed major growth over the weekend. It earned around Rs. 3.25 crore on Saturday and Rs. 6.25 crore on Sunday before eventually collecting nearly Rs. 170 crore nett in Hindi.
Because of similar past trends, trade experts believe it is still too early to completely rule out the possibility of Krishnavataram Part 1 gaining momentum through audience word of mouth in the coming weeks.
The detailed Hindi box office collections of the film are as follows:
Previews: Rs. 0.40 crore
Friday: Rs. 1.05 crore
Saturday: Rs. 2.15 crore
Sunday: Rs. 3.20 crore
Monday: Rs. 1.05 crore
Tuesday: Rs. 1.55 crore
Wednesday: Rs. 1.15 crore
Thursday: Rs. 1.20 crore
2nd Friday: Rs. 1.00 crore
2nd Saturday: Rs. 2.00 crore
2nd Sunday: Rs. 2.85 crore
2nd Monday: Rs. 0.80 crore
2nd Tuesday: Rs. 1.20 crore estimated
Total: Rs. 19.60 crore
The coming weeks will now decide whether the film can maintain its steady performance or witness stronger growth at the box office.