The Paradise box office collection, day 1: Natural star Nani’s mega release The Paradise opened in theatres on September 24, registering a historic start at the box office. The period action drama scored the biggest opening day of Nani’s career, outperforming his previous top openers HIT: The Third Case and Dasara.
Directed by Srikanth Odela, The Paradise is one of the year’s most anticipated Telugu releases. The film features an ensemble cast led by Nani, alongside Mohan Babu, Kayadu Lohar, Sonali Kulkarni, and Raghav Juyal in pivotal roles.
The Paradise registered a massive Rs 34.65 crore net collection across 9,732 shows on its official first Thursday. Combined with its limited paid preview screenings on Wednesday, September 23, which brought in Rs 11.60 crore net across 900 shows at a high 79.0% occupancy- the film’s total domestic net collection reached Rs 46.25 crore. In total India gross figures, the film amassed Rs 54.90 crore, driven by heavy footfalls across key Telugu markets in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Supplemented by an impressive Rs 22.00 crore gross in overseas territories, The Paradise achieved a staggering worldwide gross opening of Rs 76.90 crore. The film marks the director’s second collaboration with Nani following their 2023 hit Dasara.
It features a music score composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with CH Sai handling the cinematography and editing by Navin Nooli.
Surpassing previous career highs
Natural star Nani’s latest release, The Paradise, has shattered his personal box office records, outperforming the Day 1 figures of all his recent films to register the biggest opening of his career. Earlier reporting noted: The Paradise box office collection day 1 (updated live): Nani film beats Dasara, HIT 3 opening at ₹27 crore The Paradise box office collection day 1: Srikanth Odela’s Nani -starrer The Paradise was released in theatres this Thursday with paid premieres on Wednesday. Earlier reporting noted: According to the trade website Sacnilk, The Paradise has collected ₹ 27.07 crore net in India on its opening day, as of 6 PM . It showed an occupancy of 46.8% from 7402 shows. The Paradise has maintained occupancy above 59% throughout the day. Earlier reporting noted: Sailesh Kolanu’s HIT 3 was released in 2025. Despite also receiving an A-rating, the cop thriller had brought in ₹ 21 crore net in India on its opening day, his highest yet then. His film before that, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram in 2024 with Vivek Athreya, collected ₹ 9 crore net in India. Shouryuv’s Hi Nanna and Odela’s debut film, Dasara, in 2023 brought in ₹ 4.90 crore and ₹ 23.20 crore respectively.
The film, which received an A-rating from the CBFC, has still become Nani’s biggest opener. It has beaten the openings of his previous films, Dasara, HIT: The Third Case and Saripodhaa Sanivaaram. The film has fared best in Telugu, followed by Hindi, and has brought in the lowest collection in Tamil. This makes it Nani’s biggest opener.
