Overview
- Advance bookings topped roughly 5.6 lakh tickets and about ₹50 crore worldwide, with Sacnilk citing ~₹14 crore Telugu out of a ₹15.31 crore India advance gross and only ~70,000 tickets across dubbed versions.
- North American premiere pre-sales were reported around $750,000, and trackers said the film would need a steep late surge to approach top Tollywood premiere benchmarks.
- In Hindi circuits, national chains sold about 7,000 opening‑day tickets, with projections of a ₹4–7 crore Hindi start and a domestic day‑one forecast near ₹65–70 crore.
- Early audience and critic responses skewed mixed to negative, frequently praising Prabhas’ presence while criticizing the screenplay, pacing and visual effects.
- Preview and early shows in Hyderabad experienced crowd unrest and gate‑crashing tied to delays and confusion over screenings, leading to cancellations at some theatres.