Box Office: Godfather Third Day/First Friday Early Estimates

Hyderabad, October 7 - Megastar Chiranjeevi's political action thriller film Godfather is doing really well after coming from the Holiday release and heading towards a very good first weekend at the domestic box office.

The Mohan Raja-directed movie that marks Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's Telugu debut scores an estimated 9.50-10.50 crores gross, including approx. 80 lakh in Hindi on its third day/first Friday, dropping just around 30% from yesterday. The total domestic gross collection reaches approx. 48 crores in three days.



In the Telugu states, "Godfather" scores an estimated 5-6 crores Share collection on Friday, which takes the total AP/TG share collection to over 26 crores. The advance booking for tomorrow is good and the opening weekend share collection of the movie is eyeing 40+ crores.

"Godfather" hasn't had a big release due to the clash with Nagarjuna Akkineni's "The Ghost" which is affecting its business. "The Ghost" has really underperformed in the first three days and this could benefit "Godfather" going forward as it may get more screens until the next big Telugu movie releases.

Meanwhile, at the worldwide box office, "Godfather" has crossed the 50 crores mark including today's collection. The opening weekend collection could finish around the 80 crores mark, which will be a good result for the makers considering the release size of the film.

Stay tuned...