Will The Paradise achieve breakeven. Nani’s The Paradise directed by Srikanth Odela which opened to huge expectations, got jolted due to negative reviews. Though the negative reviews didnot impact the box office collections, proving Nani’s stardom as the film already grossed more than Rs 100crs, many are of the opinion that the film needs a strong push at the box office to achieve a breakeven.
The film did a worldwide theatrical business of Rs 103 cr. So for the buyers to enter into the safe zone, the film needs to gross another Rs 105 cr, means it should gross a total of Rs 205 cr. Though the posters show the gross numbers in a grand manner, distributors will get only share. So Nani is feeling the pressure of this recovery.
As per area wise business, AP, Telangana rights fetched Rs 75.7crs, Karnataka rights Rs 6.5 cr, Overseas got Rs 18 cr, and ROI got Rs 3.5 cr. Overseas business is picking up and to recover Rs18crs, it should get a gross of Rs 42 cr.
As the film grossed Rs 26crs in two days, oversas distributors will be safe soon. But the real challenge is in two Telugu states. Recovering Rs 75.7crs with mixed talk is not that easy. The collections in the coming days will decide the fate of The Paradise. The increase in ticket rates till 3 Oct will help the makers. For the buyers to reach the profit zone, the film should get more than half of the share.