Kannappa box office collection day 3: Vishnu Manchu film does not beat HanuMan; brings in ₹22 crore in 1st weekend

Kannappa box office collection day 3: The Prabhas, Akshay Kumar and Mohanlal-starrer is Vishnu Manchu's career best film.

Kannappa box office collection day 3: Vishnu Manchu-starrer Kannappa failed to beat HanuMan’s first weekend collections, but has earned over ₹23 crore so far in India. The Mukesh Kumar Singh directorial released in theatres on Friday. The film gave Vishnu his career-best opening weekend. (Also Read: Kannappa box office collection day 2: Vishnu Manchu gets a personal best, crosses ₹15 crore despite minor dip)

Kannappa box office collection day 3: Vishnu Manchu in a still from the film.

Kannappa box office collection

According to Sacnilk, Kannappa earned ₹7.25 crore nett in India on Sunday, taking its three-day total to ₹23.75 crore. The film touched ₹9.35 crore on its opening day but saw a 23.53% dip on Saturday and brought in ₹7.15 crore. The film performed better in Telugu despite also releasing in other South Indian languages and Hindi. The film had 24.1% occupancy for the Tamil version on Sunday and 39.93% for the Telugu one.

For context, Prasanth Varma’s Teja Sajja-starrer HanuMan was a surprise juggernaut when it was released in theatres in 2024. The film managed to beat some star-led vehicles like Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram, Venkatesh’s Saindhav and Nagarjuna’s Naa Saami Ranga, bringing in ₹40.65 crore in its opening weekend. The film had a ₹4.5 crore opening on Thursday and had collected ₹24.65 crore within two days of release. Kannappa has only Kuberaa to compete with, which was released last week in theatres and has collected ₹75.7 crore net in India so far.

About Kannappa

The film captures the journey of a fearless devotee of Lord Shiva, set against a visually rich and emotionally stirring backdrop. Kannappa stars Vishnu, Mohanlal, Prabhas, Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Preity Mukhundhan, Mohan Babu, R Sarathkumar, Arpit Ranka, Brahmanandam, Brahmaji, Siva Balaji, Kaushal Manda, Rahul Madhav, Devaraj, Mukesh Rishi, Raghu Babu, and Madhoo. At a press conference for the film in Hyderabad, Vishnu teased a prequel with a ‘leading director’.