{
  "id": 538742,
  "title": "Korean Kanakaraju Box Office Collection Day 4: Varun Tej & Ritika Nayak's Horror-Comedy Sees 56.7% Drop, Collects ₹2.10 Crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/korean-kanakaraju-box-office-collection-day-4-varun-tej-ritika-nayaks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:15:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/korean-kanakaraju-box-office-collection-day-4-varun-tej-ritika-nayaks-horror-comedy-sees-567-drop-collects-210-crore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Varun Tej and Ritika Nayak's horror-comedy Korean Kanakaraju experienced a steep 56.7% decline in box-office collections during its Day 4, collecting ₹2.10 crore in India across 1,732 shows. The film, released on August 7, follows Kanakaraju, played by Varun Tej, who falls in love with Ritika Nayak's character after a tragic encounter. Despite the significant drop, the movie has maintained a steady opening pace with a total India net collection of Rs 15.30 crore and an India gross collection of Rs 17.60 crore. Korean Kanakaraju also generated Rs 40 lakh from overseas markets on Day 4, bringing its total overseas gross to Rs 4.40 crore. With worldwide gross collection reaching Rs 21.99 crore, the film has surpassed half its reported Rs 38 crore budget in Indian net collections and is nearing Rs 22 crore in worldwide gross. To improve its theatrical prospects, the film will need to sustain stronger weekday collections.",
  "summary": "Varun Tej and Ritika Nayak-starrer Korean Kanakaraju, released on August 7, witnessed a significant drop in its box-office collections on Day 4, its first Monday after release. Korean Kanakaraju Story The film follows Kanakaraju, played by Varun Tej, a happy-go-lucky youngster from a village in Anantapur who falls in love with a woman, played by Ritika Nayak, who works at the Kia manufacturing…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "DC Box Office Collection Day 4: Lokesh Kanagaraj & Wamiqa Gabbi's Film Nears ₹50 Crore Worldwide Despite Monday Drop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/dc-box-office-collection-day-4-lokesh-kanagaraj-wamiqa-gabbis-film",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:46:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}