“Animal” box office prediction: Telugu version of the Ranbir Kapoor film could score a huge opening. “Animal” is expected surpass Shah Rukh Khan’s “Jawan” in Telugu.
Ranbir Kapoor’s “Animal” will be released on December 1 in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. As per a report by Boxofficeindia.com, “Animal” is looking to beat the opening numbers of “Jawan” in Telugu and it may do so comfortably. The advances are yet to open in India, but they have been open for some time in US and UK and the response for a Hindi dubbed film in Telugu is ‘outstanding’, said the portal.
Why ‘Animal’ is expected to do well in Telugu
As per the report, normally there are no advances for a Telugu version of a Hindi film, but “Animal’s” Telugu version is having ‘decent’ advance booking in the US and UK. In fact, there are top cinemas in both countries, where advances are reportedly better in Telugu, and this is because of director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who has a huge following among the Telugu audience worldwide.
“Animal” being an original film, rather than a remake, is also helping. Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s last Hindi film was the Shahid Kapoor-starrer “Kabir Singh” (2019), which was the Hindi remake of the filmmaker’s Telugu original, “Arjun reddy” (2017).
‘Jawan’ box office collection
The advance trend for “Animal’s” Telugu version in the US and UK should covert in a huge opening in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for Animal and beat the first day total of ₹4.72 crore nett of “Jawan” (Telugu) in the Telugu states, said the portal.
Directed by Atlee, Shah Rukh Khan’s “Jawan” also featured Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Deepika Padukone and Ridhi Dogra. It is the highest Hindi grosser in India and its total gross collection was ₹61.31 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as per a report by Sacnilk.com.
More about ‘Animal’
On Thursday, a week before the film’s release, the eagerly-awaited “Animal” trailer dropped. A day earlier, it was confirmed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had granted Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna’s “Animal” an A (adult) certificate. Its runtime had also been revealed to be more than 3 hours long.
On Wednesday, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga took to X (Twitter), writing, “Censor rating for “Animal” is A… 3 hours 21 minutes 23 seconds and 16 frames is the runtime. “Animal”… Releasing on December 1.