Srikanth and Kingdom Of The Planet Of the Apes have put up fair numbers and got the box office going a little this week when nothing much is expecetd till June. Both films have between them easily collected over 5 crore nett which means a decent Friday for the box office.

The collections of Srikanth will fall in the 2.25-2.50 crore nett range as the film will cross 2.25 crore nett but may just fall a little short of 2.50 crore nett but these are pretty decent numbers for the film which does not have much face value and limited commercial elements.

The lack of releases has played a part as there has been nothing new post the Eid releases and there will be audience wanting a trip to the theatres for a Hindi fllm and this is the only significant release in the last month or so. The numbers are comfortably ahead of films liek Merry Christmas and Madgaon Express and it has beaten Apes in most of the Hindi circuits with only some in the East which maybe lower.

There should be some good growth for the film on day two but the story of the film will depend on what unfolds post the weekend. This film picking up over 2.25 crore nett when Maidaan could only do 3.90 crore on national holiday will be seen as a positive within the industry due to expectations being very low due to what happened on Eid.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of the Apes has done good business in South India as it collected in the 3-3.25 crore nett. The film is very good in Nizam / Andhra as it collects almost 75 lakhs nett with the creature affect in play there. The business could have been better in the Hindi film belts but that generally Hollywood has found it tough going in these areas post pandemic. Not only Hollywood fims but even Hindi films have found it tough.

The better numbers in South will make strong growth harder for this film though no doubt the likes of Mumbai and Delhi / UP will see growth on Saturday