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Pinkvilla Q&A: You reported PVRINOX had Toxic AP/TS rights; Why were they later announced with SVC?

Pinkvilla Q&A: You reported PVRINOX had Toxic AP/TS rights; Why were they later announced with SVC?

Question: You reported that Toxic APTS distribution rights were acquired by PVRINOX, but it was soon after officially announced to be acquired by SVC. Why is that?(Abhishek) Answer: At the time the exclusive report was published, the Telugu states distribution rights of Toxic were indeed with PVRINOX Pictures. The deal was in place and confirmed through trade channels. However, shortly thereafter, SVC came in with a more aggressive offer, leading to a change in distribution. In the film trade, such developments are not uncommon; deals can evolve if a better financial proposal comes in. There are two conflicting reports on the amount of the SVC deal, the one being Rs. 45 crore non-refundable advance, seeming more plausible. Question: Animation films do big business worldwide, as seen with Ne Zha 2 and Zootopia 2 being the two biggest films of last year. Why is that not the case in India?(Saurabh Khatri, Gwalior) Answer: Yes, animation films are huge at the global box office. There are a couple of factors that go against the genre in India. …

Top Highest Grossing Films in APTS: Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Seventh

Top Highest Grossing Films in APTS: Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Seventh

Telugu film Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is showing good legs in the later stages of its run. The film grossed Rs. 6 crore approx in its third weekend, with another Rs. 1 crore plus coming yesterday on Monday. While this is the third week for the film, it is more like the fourth, as it was released on a Monday and yesterday was the twenty-second day of its run. The total box office collection for the film stands at Rs. 237 crore approx. Out of that, Rs. 209 crore approx has come from the Telugu states. Last week, that seemed like the potential closing number for it, but now it has achieved that already and will likely be reaching around Rs. 215 crore. It ranks seventh highest-grossing film in the Telugu states, which is going to be its final position as it will get close to Salaar and Devara at the fifth and sixth place, but is unlikely to catch them. MSVPG has overperformed in Andhra Pradesh, particularly in the Coastal Andhra districts, where it …

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Box Office Collections: Chiranjeevi starrer amass 265 crore worldwide, Biggest Sankranti film in APTS

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Box Office Collections: Chiranjeevi starrer amass 265 crore worldwide, Biggest Sankranti film in APTS

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu grossed Rs. 22.75 crore approx at the Indian box office during its four-day extended second weekend. That takes the total box office collections for the film to Rs. 224.25 crore approx in India. With another Rs. 40.75 crore (USD 4.50 million) coming from overseas markets, the worldwide box office gross amounts to Rs. 265 crore approx. The film is expected to close around Rs. 280 crore. The Chiranjeevi starrer has emerged as the highest-grossing Sankranti release in Telugu states with Rs. 197 crore so far, surpassing Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo and Sankranthiki Vasthunam, both of which grossed Rs. 196 crore. It will be crossing the Rs. 200 crore mark on Wednesday and will only be the seventh film ever to do so. Beyond that, the film probably has enough gas in it to reach around Rs. 210 crore in the twin states. The film has performed best in Andhra Pradesh, with Coastal Andhra districts bringing in almost Rs. 100 crore. The film will eventually rank as the fourth or fifth biggest film …

Pushpa 2 APTS Box Office Analysis: Allu Arjun film is a massive BLOCKBUSTER

Pushpa 2 APTS Box Office Analysis: Allu Arjun film is a massive BLOCKBUSTER

As earlier reported, Pushpa 2 ranks as the second highest-grossing film of all time in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Since then, the film has consolidated its position, with a total gross of Rs. 339 crore thus far. The film has almost exhausted its run now, it managed to add just Rs. 60 lakh to its tally yesterday. It has three more days to collect, after which its run will come to an end with the release of Game Changer on Jan 10th and other Sankranti releases in the following days. The final number in Telugu states is expected to close at Rs. 342 crore. Breaking down, the film’s performance in three box office divisions of Telugu states; it has performed best in Ceded. The film is also the second highest grosser ever in Nizam as well, in fact, closer to RRR on the top. However, in Ceded, it significantly outperforms the next Non-Rajamouli best, Devara, versus Kalki 2898 AD in Nizam, which makes for a better read. In Coastal Andhra, Pushpa …