'Mahavatar Narsimha' Box Office Collection Day 8: Spiritual animation film crosses Rs 50 crore mark

Ashwin Kumar's animated mythological film 'Mahavatar Narsimha' is enjoying a surprising and steady box office performance on its second Friday. Despite being a fully animated feature rooted in ancient Indian mythology, a genre that rarely finds mass acceptance, the film has been performing very well.

Mahavatar Narsimha Movie Review

According to early estimates by Sacnilk, 'Mahavatar Narsimha' collected around Rs 7.50 crore in India net on its eighth day (second Friday), taking its total collection to an impressive Rs 51.75 crore.

The movie had a strong weekend rise, earning Rs 4.6 crore on Saturday and Rs 9.5 crore on Sunday, after opening with Rs 1.75 crore on its debut Friday. The film's performance has been continuously strong ever since.

Consistent weekday performance

The success of the movie has been greatly aided by its powerful word-of-mouth, superb animation, and spiritual appeal. Both the Telugu and Hindi belts have consistently shown the movie's occupancy.

Theatre Occupancy

'Mahavatar Narsimha' had an overall Telugu occupancy rate of 42.03% on Friday, August 1, with night performances reaching a peak of 72.52%. A moderate 16.29% turnout for morning shows increased steadily throughout the day to 33.02% in the afternoon and 46.27% in the evening.

The movie's total occupancy rate in the Hindi version was 30.20%, with night shows hitting 53.20%. A slow increase trend was evident when morning shows started at 11.52%, followed by afternoon performances at 22.08% and evening shows at 33.98%.

Occupancy increased considerably later in the day. The updated overall occupancy for the Telugu version was 33.80%, with morning performances accounting for 18.38%, afternoon shows for 30.40%, evening shows for 37.68%, and night shows for 48.73%. The Hindi version, meanwhile, saw a sharp increase in overall occupancy to 37.26%, with night shows accounting for a commanding 64.92%.

Together with writers Jayapurna Das and Rudra Pratap Ghosh, director Ashwin Kumar's movie has been receiving positive reviews from fans on social media.
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