Double iSmart Box Office Collection Day 1: Ram Pothineni’s & Sanjay Dutt’s Sequel Earns 40% Less Than iSmart Shankar, Still Enters Top 5 Telugu Openers!
Despite collecting less than the first part on the opening, Double iSmart box office entered the list of top 5 Telugu openers of 2024!
Double iSmart Box Office Collection Day 1: 40% Less Than iSmart Shankar (Photo Credit – Instagram)
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Ram Pothineni took a brave decision to battle almost 7 biggies on Independence Day with his film Double iSmart at the box office. And the opening collection of this sci-fi action thriller proves that this was a good decision. Marking the debut of Sanjay Dutt in Tollywood, the film managed to enter the top 5 biggest Tollywood openers of 2024.
Double iSmart Box Office Collection Day 1
On the opening day, Puri Jagannadh’s science fiction film collected around 7.35 crore at the box office.This is one of the biggest openings of Telugu Cinema this year. Meanwhile, it earned 2 crore overseas, taking the worldwide collection to 10.35 crore.
However, Double iSmart, which is a sequel to the 2019 film iSmart Shankar, could not beat the opening of the first film of the franchise. A possible reason could be the Independence Day clash, but decent word of mouth assures a better weekend on the cards!
While the sequel opened at 7.35 crore in India, iSmart Shankar earned 12.70 crore on the opening day. The sequel opened with 40% lesser box office earnings despite the film franchise welcoming Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist!
Kicks Ravi Teja’s Eagle Out Of Top 5
Despite collecting less than the first part on the opening, Ram Pothineni‘s film has managed to push Ravi Teja’s Eagle out of the list of top 5 Telugu openers of 2024. In fact, Kavya Thapar stars in both films, and she just maintains her dominance in the fifth spot.
Here are the top 5 biggest openers of Tollywood in 2024
Kalki 2898 AD: 93 crore
Guntur Kaaram: 42 crore
HanuMan: 12.55 crore
Tillu Square: 11.20 crore
Double iSmart: 7.35 crore
About Double iSmart
Rated 5.8 on IMDb, and starring Ram Pothineni, Sanjay Dutt, and Kavya Thapar, the official synopsis of this Puri Jagannadh film says, “When a dead police officer’s memories are transplanted to his brain, an assassin assists the authorities.”
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
