Megastar Chiranjeevi starrer magnum opus 'Syeraa Narasimha Reddy' directed by Surrender Reddy hit the screens worldwide on October 2. The hugely anticipated film has grossed Rs. 81+ cr worldwide on its opening day. In the Telugu states the film grossed Rs. 53 cr and earned a total share of Rs. 38.7 cr.
SyeRaa Area wise Day 1 break up
Telugu states - Rs. 53 cr
Karnataka - Rs. 10 cr
TamilNadu / Kerala - Rs. 2 cr
Rest of India - Rs. 4 cr
Overseas - Rs. 13 cr
The film has emerged as the second highest opening day grosser in Andhra Pradesh / Telangana beating Saaho's record. Saaho had minted Rs. 36.5 cr (share) on its opening day. The film now holds the record for All-Time Top 2 highest grosser in Tollywood on Day 1 after Baahubali 2.
All-Time Top 4 Biggest Openers in Telugu
1. Baahubali 2 - Rs. 43.28 cr
2. SyeRaa - Rs. 37.2 cr
3. Saaho - Rs. 36.5 cr
4. Aravindha Sametha- Rs. 26.66 cr
5. Agnyaathavaasi - Rs. 26.38 cr
While Sye Raa managed to beat Saaho collections in Telugu states, the film however couldn't create the magic of the Prabhas starrer in Bollywood. Saaho earned Rs. 24+ cr in Hindi on its opening day but Sye Raa has earned only Rs. 2.6 cr nett in Hindi belts.
The film has performed well on Day 2 (Thursday) as well by minting around Rs. 10 cr (share). The total 2 days share stands at Rs. 48.7 cr. Sye Raa is the third highest grossing Telugu film at the worldwide box office after Baahubali 2 and Saaho.