Srimanthudu released in around 2,500 cinema halls, “Srimanthudu” opened to a massive response with theatres witnessing unprecedented crowd in most centres. The movie ran to packed houses in almost all centres in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. The film witnessed an average of 90% footfalls in other parts of India and abroad in all morning, matinee, evening and night shows.
The distributors of “Srimanthudu” were forced to increase the screen count after seeing the huge demand. They are yet to reveal the details of the collection on its opening day. But, if we are to go by the early estimates, the film has collected approximately Rs 13+ crore in AP/T box office on the first day. It has beaten the record of “Attarintiki Daredi”, which had raked in Rs 10.75 crore on its opening day.