Kingdom hit the theatres on July 31
The film collected an estimated Rs 15.50 crore
The spy-action drama failed to beat Liger's opening day haul
Vijay Deverakonda starrer Kingdom was one of the highly-anticipated films of the year. After multiple delays, the spy-action drama finally arrived in theatres on July 31. Kingdom had a strong start at the box office, by earning in double-digit numbers. However, it failed to beat the opening day collection of 2022 film Liger.
Kingdom box office collection Day 1
As per a report in Sacnilk, Kingdom collected an estimated Rs 15.50 crore on its opening day. The collections are higher than Deverakonda's previous release The Family Star (2024), which earned Rs 5.75 crore on day 1. The film has surpassed the opening day haul of 2023 film Kushi, (Rs 15.25 crore). But Kingdom has failed to beat the opening day haul of Liger, which raked in Rs 15.95 crore. It is also the highest opening of his career.
The film had an overall 57.87% Telugu occupancy on Thursday. Throughout the day, the occupancy rates of the Vijay Deverakonda starrer remained solid. The afternoon and the evening shows had occupancy rates of 56.52% and 50.12%, while the morning and night shows performed even better with 63.56% and 61.27%.
Kingdom is also facing stiff competition from Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda starrer Saiyaara, which has crossed the Rs 270 crore mark at the box office. Other films like Mahavatar Narsimha, Tripti Dimri-Siddhant Chaturvedi-starrer Dhadak 2 and Ajay Devgn’s Son of Sardaar 2 will also give tough competition to the Telugu drama.
Deverakonda played the role of Surya Suri, a police constable-turned-spy, who is on a mission to rescue his brother, a smuggler, in Sri Lanka. The movie has been raved for Deverakonda's performance and the storytelling. It has been directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri and backed by Sithara Entertainments, Srikara Studios, and Fortune Four Cinemas.
It also stars Bhagyashri Borse, Satyadev, and Ayyappa P Sharma.
