When it comes to Maharshi starring Superstar Mahesh Babu, the performance in the US is the most surprising and shocking. The factor’s working in its favour makes the movie’s numbers come across that way.
For starters, Superstar Mahesh Babu is the biggest draw in the US. A film starring him by default is expected to open well. The second one is Maharshi comes after a successful movie like Bharat Ane Nenu. Star heroes follow up film, after his career’s biggest hit generally carries significant positive momentum leading to fantastic openings, at the least. Then, there is the combo factor: the director and producer’s last films were a big success in the US.
Given these many factors, it wasn’t a big deal to expect strong openings. However, Maharshi has failed on that count. On the premieres, it could garner only $ 510K. The first day, Thursday it got $ 174K giving a total cume of around $ 685 K. This number isn’t in the top 5 ‘day 1’ figures of the star which should explain the shocking nature of the reactions. It is the lowest among his last six films.
It makes the coming weekend extremely crucial for Maharshi. Let us see how it fares. Watch this space for further exclusive updates on the box office of Maharshi.
