Game Changer misses Rs 100 crore mark on debut weekend

The much-anticipated Ram Charan starrer Game Changer witnessed a disappointing start to its debut weekend. The film witnessed a significant decline in box office collections over its opening weekend, failing to cross the Rs 100 crore mark. While the film started strong at the box office, Day 3 witnessed a sharp decline in numbers, pushing collections below the Rs 20 crore mark at the domestic box office.
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According to early estimates from Sacnilk, the film earned an estimated Rs 17 crore net at the domestic markets on Sunday across all languages. The film opened to a strong Rs 51 crore, showcasing Charan's star power and audience anticipation. However, collections dropped significantly to Rs 21.6 crore on Day 2. The decline continued, with the film earning just Rs 17 crore, pushing its total domestic collection to around Rs 89.6 crore net for the debut weekend.
The report states that the movie made an estimated Rs 8 crore for its Telugu version and an estimated Rs 7.7 crore for its Hindi dubbed movie. The Tamil version came in third with an estimated Rs 1.2 crore, followed by the Kannada version which earned just around Rs 10 lakh.

The Hindi dubbed version managed to rake in an estiamted total of Rs 22.5 crore. This is second to only the Telugu version which earned an estimated total of Rs 61.75 crore. The Tamil version currently occupies the third spot with a total collection of Rs 5.02 crore while the Malayalam and Kannada versions eanred around Rs 30 lakh each.
Despite a promising start, the steep decline over the weekend has mirrored the mixed audience response to the film and the stiff competition at the box office with films like 'Fateh' and 'Pushpa' taking up a sizeable collection. The Telugu version remained the film’s strongest performer, while the dubbed versions underperformed.
In a blow to its box office collections; the Telangana government revoked its earlier orders allowing an increase in ticket prices for actor Ram Charan starrer 'Game Changer'. Complying with the High Court directives, the government said early morning shows will not be permitted in future 'until public interest, health and safety are duly considered'.
The orders withdrawing permission for screening the movie with enhanced rates would be effective from January 16, an official statement said on Saturday night.
Following a request made by the makers of 'Game Changer', the state government had issued orders on January 3 permitting screening of six shows on January 10 (including extra show at 4 am) with an additional amount of Rs 150 for multiplex theatres and Rs 100 for single theatres.
It also allowed screening of five shows from January 11 to 19 (for nine days) with an additional amount of Rs 100 for multiplex theatres and Rs 50 for single theatres.
With no major releases, the film has an opportunity to amp up its collections. All eyes will be turned to the box office to see how well the film manages to hold on to the box office on its first Monday.
Directed by S. Shankar, 'Game Changer' also star Kiara Advani, S. J. Suryah, Nassar, Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore, and Murali Sharma in key roles.