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HanuMan box office collection day 3: Teja Sajja film emerges as first hit of 2024, posts a Rs 40.15 cr first weekend collection | Bollywood News
The mythological superhero film HanuMan, starring Teja Sajja in the lead role, has been experiencing a consistent surge in its box office collections since its release on Friday. The film capitalised on its first weekend and Pongal holiday, witnessing a notable 24.50 percent increase in box office earnings on Sunday, amassing Rs 15.50 crore. This has propelled HanuMan’s total domestic collection to Rs 40.15 crore.
Even before its official release on Friday, the film garnered Rs 4.15 crore during its paid premiere exclusively for Telugu viewers on Thursday. It opened with a strong performance, collecting Rs 8.05 crore on Friday. The positive momentum continued with a significant 54.66 percent surge on Saturday, accumulating Rs 12.45 crore, followed by a further increase on Sunday.
Celebrating the success of their film, the makers of HanuMan have donated Rs 14 lakh to Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir from their first-day collections, as reported by Indiatoday.in. The filmmakers had pledged to donate Rs 5 for every ticket sold. Speaking about the same, director Prasanth Varma told the website, “Our producer is a very religious person. Also as a community, we the Telugu people, or you can say South Indians, are very devoted and in a way, superstitious. So, we think if what we have asked for happens, then we have to go ahead and fulfil something.”
He added, “So when our producer heard of Ram Mandir being made, irrespective of whether the film will be a big hit and make money or not, he decided to donate five rupees out of every ticket being sold for the film to the Ram Mandir. He told this to Chiru sir (Chiranjeevi), who announced it on stage. So, from the first day collection itself, we have donated around Rs 14 lakh to the temple. And touch wood, the way the film is picking up, it might be a couple of crores that we donate to Ram Mandir.”
Hanuman has emerged as the first hit of 2024. The film’s opening weekend total is higher than Yash’s KGF and Rishab Shetty’s Kantara and is at par with Allu Arjuná Pushpa. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the same on X (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the BIGGG SURPRISE… #HanuMan first *3-day* [opening weekend] total is HIGHER than #KGF [first part] and #Kantara, at par with #Pushpa [note: all #Hindi dubbed versions]… Yes, you read it right!#HanuMan emerges FIRST HIT OF 2024… Packs an impressive total in its… pic.twitter.com/OkzYxnmkmc
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 15, 2024
During the pre-release event of HanuMan, Megastar Chiranjeevi, the chief guest at the event, announced that the film’s makers would donate Rs 5 for every ticket sold. HanuMan is directed by Prasanth Varma and features Teja Sajja, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Amritha Aiyer, and Vinay Rai in the lead roles.
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