Liger witnesses 77% drop in South India

Agencies

Mumbai, Aug 28 : Vijay Deverakonda’s Bollywood debut movie, Liger is already struggling hard to survive at the ticket counters. The South Indian states where the film was expected to get the maximum audience have witnessed a 77 percent drop vis-à-vis the opening day.

The action entertainer earned in the range of Rs 4 to 4.70 crore on Friday, reported Bollywood Hungama. The paid previews on Thursday collected Rs 1.75 crore, bringing its opening day collection to Rs 5.50 crores approximately. 

Not only this, the film’s collection in the USA dropped by 81 percent. By the end of two days, the film earned Rs 4.77 crore in North America, as reported by Bollywood Hungama. However, despite a below-expectation performance at the box office, as of now, Vijay Deverakonda’s film is in a better position than Ranveer Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar.

On Friday, Dharma Productions shared that Liger’s worldwide collection on its opening day stands at Rs 33.12 crore. Though Liger has received a decent opening at the box office, the road ahead would be difficult since it has received mostly negative reviews not just from film critics, but also from the audience.

Besides Vijay Deverakonda, Liger also stars Ananya Panday, Ramya Krishna, and Ronit Roy in pivotal roles. Legendary boxer Mike Tyson has an extended cameo appearance in the film. The Dharma Productions-Puri Connects production has been in the making for three years and faced many delays due to the pandemic.

Critiques have said, “There’s nothing new or fresh about the ingredients that go into the making of this Vijay Deverakonda film. The plot is filled with all kinds of outlandish situations, and the treatment is jaded.”

Now, the future of the Puri Jagannadh directorial will be defined by how it performs on its first weekend. It will be interesting to see if the craze around the genre of mass entertainers takes over the box office yet again or will the negative response to the film lead to its crash.