Ranabaali box office collection day 3: Vijay Deverakonda film sees a major dip, earns Rs 36.9 crore in first weekend

Ranabaali, the latest film featuring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, has reportedly collected Rs 36.90 crore during its opening weekend. The third collaboration between the couple and their first release as husband and wife opened at Rs 9.25 crore across 2,515 screens. However, the film's earnings dipped significantly over the next two days.

On Sunday, it generated Rs 7.5 crore from 2,302 shows with an occupancy rate of 56%. According to Sacnilk, the film has attracted nearly two million viewers so far. This marks Vijay Deverakonda's first release of the year, a role he evidently needs more than his actress wife Rashmika Mandanna. Vijay has not achieved a commercial success since Taxiwaala in 2018.

The couple's previous film, Dear Comrade, which aimed to replicate the success of Geetha Govindam, underperformed at the box office. Since then, Vijay has starred in films like World Famous Lover, Liger, Kushi, The Family Star, and Kingdom, none of which managed to establish him as a consistent box-office draw. His last release, Kingdom, started well with Rs 20.87 crore on its first day, but collections tumbled by 69% to Rs 8.69 crore the following day.

Despite a reported budget of Rs 130 crore, the film raised only Rs 87 crore worldwide. Rashmika's second release this year, after Cocktail 2, also marks a potential turning point in her career. Her last major hit was Chhaava, and she has enjoyed consistent box office success with films such as Pushpa, Sita Ramam, Animal, and Chhaava.

Whether Ranabaali can turn things around for Vijay remains to be seen, especially with Monday's collections crucial to determining its box-office performance. Given the film's reported budget of Rs 150 crore, Monday's numbers will be critical in gauging its trajectory.