Reuniting with director Srikanth Odela after their 2023 hit Dasara, the 1980s Secunderabad-set rebellion saga exploded with a career-best ₹76.90 Crore gross worldwide on its opening day (Thursday, September 24, 2026). In doing so, the film delivered more than double Nani's previous career-best global start (HIT: The Third Case at ₹37.81 Cr and Dasara at ₹36.28 Cr).
Heading into Saturday, early trade trackers reveal that the film has comfortably collected ₹98.50 Crore worldwide gross across its first two days, positioning it to breach the coveted ₹100 Crore milestone before Saturday evening wraps up.
Decoding the Record-Shattering Day 1 Numbers
The film's opening day performance saw packed single screens and multiplexes across the Telugu states and overseas diaspora hubs:
Domestic Box Office: The film registered ₹34.65 Crore nett in India across 9,732 shows. Accounting for paid premieres on Wednesday evening, the total domestic gross reached an imposing ₹54.90 Crore.
Overseas Dominance: Led by record-setting premiere screenings in North America, the Gulf, and the UK, the international circuits poured in ₹22.00 Crore gross ($2.6M+) on Day 1 alone.
Surpassing Chiranjeevi’s Benchmark: Domestically and internationally, The Paradise outpaced the opening day totals of Chiranjeevi’s early 2026 release Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (₹37.1 Cr worldwide), marking a significant tier-shift for Nani into major pan-Indian opening numbers.
Day 2 Working Friday Dip & The Saturday Rebound
After a massive holiday/Thursday opener, the film encountered a typical working-day drop on Day 2:
Day 2 India Net: Added ₹14.90 Crore nett on Friday across 7,049 shows (reflecting a 57% working-day decline), with theatrical occupancies stabilizing around 32.8%
Overseas Resilience: International markets added another ₹4.00 Crore gross, taking the total overseas tally to ₹26.00 Crore.
Two-Day Cumulative Standing: India nett stands at ₹61.15 Crore (India gross: ₹72.50 Cr), bringing the two-day worldwide gross to ₹98.50 Crore.
Early Saturday Trends: Live tracked estimates on Saturday show morning and afternoon shows pacing up significantly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai, with the ₹100 Crore milestone set to be crossed before evening shows commence.
Trade Verdict:
While The Paradise has opened to mixed critical discourse concerning its unsparing violence and second-half pacing, the sheer visual transformation of Nani as Jadal and Mohan Babu's commanding presence have generated immense theatrical pull. Having already surpassed Dasara's entire three-day net total within 40 hours, the film is on track to deliver one of Telugu cinema's biggest post-summer four-day weekend tallies.
