Sekhar Kammula’s Kuberaa is proving to be a solid theatrical success both in India and overseas. The socio-political thriller starring Dhanush, Nagarjuna, and Rashmika Mandanna has officially crossed the Rs 75 crore mark at the Indian box office in just nine days, while simultaneously maintaining impressive momentum in the North American market.Kuberaa opened to strong numbers on its first Friday, collecting Rs 14.75 crore across all languages. Powered predominantly by the Telugu market with Rs 10 crore and Tamil markets contributing Rs 4.5 crore, the film’s opening was among the better starts for a Sekhar Kammula directorial.The momentum continued over the weekend with Rs 16.5 crore on Saturday and Rs 17.35 crore on Sunday. By the end of its opening weekend, Kuberaa had amassed Rs 48.6 crore. Despite being content-heavy the film managed to draw audiences consistently, especially in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.Through the weekdays, as expected, the collections dipped but held reasonably well. Monday brought in Rs 6.8 crore, followed by Rs 5.85 crore on Tuesday, Rs 4.4 crore on Wednesday, and Rs 3.35 crore on Thursday. Kuberaa wrapped up its first week with an impressive Rs 69 crore net collection in India.Entering its second weekend, Kuberaa faced new competition with multiple films like Vishnu Manchu’s Kannappa to Brad Pitt’s F1 to Kajol’s Maa hitting the theaters along with a strong roll over by Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par. Despite this the film still managed a respectable Rs 2.5 crore on its second Friday. According to early estimates, the film witnessed a healthy jump of over 80 % on Saturday, earning Rs 4.25 crore. This brings its 9-day total to Rs 75.75 crore, a strong achievement for a film of this genre and budget.In addition to its robust domestic performance, Kuberaa has been making waves in international markets, particularly in North America. By Sunday morning, the film’s total in the region crossed the US $2.2 million (approx Rs 18.4 crore) mark, comfortably surpassing its breakeven target of US $1.8 million.This makes Kuberaa one of the highest-grossing South Indian films in North America this year and highest grossing from Dhanush and Nagarjuna. The combination of Dhanush’s growing global appeal, Nagarjuna’s loyal diaspora fanbase, and Rashmika’s popularity has evidently worked in favour of the film abroad.With positive word-of-mouth, steady urban audience footfalls Kuberaa is expected to maintain decent collections over the next few days. The film’s performance so far reaffirms Sekhar Kammula’s reputation for creating commercially viable, socially conscious cinema with wide appeal.
