{
  "id": 11128146,
  "title": "The Paradise box office day 7: Nani-starrer collects Rs 154 cr worldwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/the-paradise-box-office-day-7-nani-starrer-collects-rs-154-cr",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:40:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/the-paradise-box-office-collection-day-7-nani-rs-154-crores-worldwide-10901635/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nani's film The Paradise concluded its initial theatrical week with a net collection of Rs 104.90 crore in India and a staggering Rs 154.80 crore worldwide. On the final day, Day 7, the Srikanth Odela-directed action drama generated Rs 3.40 crore net from 5,678 screenings in India. Overseas, the film added Rs 0.35 crore, bringing the total overseas gross to Rs 30.85 crore. The first-week total solidifies The Paradise as the biggest film of Nani's career and the first to surpass the Rs 100 crore domestic threshold. Premieres on September 23 garnered Rs 11.60 crore, with Day 1 alone fetching Rs 34.65 crore across 9,732 shows. Subsequent days saw a steep decline, with Day 2 dropping 57 percent to ₹14.90 crore, Days 3 and 4 experiencing some recovery at Rs 15.25 crore and an estimated Rs 14 crore respectively. By Day 5, collections dwindled to single digits, settling at Rs 3.40 crore by Day 7. This represents a 90 percent drop from the opening day and a significant decline in the number of shows, from 9,732 on Day 1 to 5,678 on Day 7, as exhibitors adapted screen allocation to declining demand. The Paradise's first-week total far exceeds any previous Nani first week, surpassing Dasara's Rs 45 crore and HIT: The Third Case's Rs 50 crore. While impressive, the heavy frontloading suggests a significant portion of the audience was already committed before reviews were released, as this accounts for 44 percent of the film's entire first-week domestic total. The Paradise now ranks as the sixth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2026, trailing only a few other releases from the year.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "The Paradise box office: Nani's film crosses Rs 1 billion in India, his biggest hit in 18 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/the-paradise-box-office-nanis-film-crosses-rs-1-billion-in-india-his",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:49:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}