Parasakthi Box Office Day 1: Sivakarthikeyan is back in cinemas with his new Tamil movie Parasakthi. The film released in theatres on Saturday January 10 and many people were excited before the release. Director Sudha Kongara made the film as a historical political action drama. The movie also created talk because it released when Prabhas’s film The Raja Saab is already doing strong business at the box office.
Parasakthi has a big cast which added to the excitement. Actress Sreeleela makes her first Tamil movie with this film. Ravi Mohan and Atharvaa also play important roles.
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Budget And OTT Plans
Reports say Parasakthi is made on a very large budget. A Times of India report claims the movie cost around ₹141.5 crore. This makes it one of the most expensive films in Sivakarthikeyan’s career so far. The makers spent a lot to give the movie a grand look and feel.
On the digital side there is also news. According to a report by OTTplay Zee5 has bought the streaming rights of Parasakthi. This means the movie may come on Zee5 after its theatre run ends. Still the team has not made any official announcement about the OTT release yet.
Day 1 Box Office Faces Tough Competition
Even with high expectations the movie did not get a very strong start on its first day. Many viewers and critics gave mixed reactions. Because of this the early box office numbers stayed lower than expected. As per Sacnilk real time data Parasakthi earned around ₹4.41 crore till 5:15 PM on Day 1. Evening and night shows were still left so the final number may change.
The theatre occupancy also showed mixed interest. Morning shows recorded 45.71% occupancy while afternoon shows went up to 62.13%.
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Parasakthi also faced strong competition from Prabhas’s The Raja Saab. That film released on Friday January 10 and pulled big crowds despite negative reviews. Trade data shows The Raja Saab earned about ₹12.24 crore on Saturday till 5:15 PM. Its total net collection including paid premiere shows reached nearly ₹75.14 crore.
