Peddi box office collection day 1: Ram Charan outshines Pathaan opening with ₹59 crore; his career best after RRR

Peddi box office collection day 1: Peddi is a sports drama starring Ram Charan in the titular role, alongside Janhvi Kapoor, Jagapathi Babu, and Boman Irani.

Updated on: Jun 5, 2026, 06:48:55 IST

Written by Abhimanyu Mathur

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Peddi box office collection day 1: Ram Charan’s sports drama, Peddi, has hit the screens on June 4, and is already on a rampage at the ticket window. Directed by Buchi Babu Sana, the film was among the most eagerly awaited Telugu releases in recent times, a buzz clearly reflected in its strong advance bookings. Riding high on Ram Charan’s star power, Peddi delivered a blockbuster start, breaking multiple records on day one at the ticket window.

Peddi box office collection

Peddi collected ₹20 crore gross in advance bookings for its first day, selling over 82 lakh tickets. The film was released in theatres on Thursday across 3000 screens. The bulk of this has been in its original Telugu language, but the Hindi-language dub has also received a wide release.

According to Sacnilk, on its opening day, Peddi has collected ₹40.66 crore net in India. This includes ₹36.99 crore net from the Telugu version alone. The Telugu version has recorded occupancy of over 68% ithrough the day. The film had earned over ₹18.50 crore in paid previews on Wednesday, taking its total opening day haul so far to ₹59.16 crore

The Hindi dub, however, has disappointed with a mere 15% occupancy. This version has collected just ₹2.84 crore. This is a rather small figure given the film’s pan-India aspirations. Ram Charan is a known name and face in the Hindi belt, and the presence of Janhvi Kapoor, Divyenndu, and Boman Irani has also added weight to the film’s prospects in the north. However, the numbers are disappointing to start with.

Nevertheless, Peddi had a grand start at the box office. It is set to record the third-best start for an Indian film in 2026, behind Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2 ( ₹102 crore) and Prabhas’ The RajaSaab ( ₹ 62 crore).

Peddi beats Dhurandhar and Gadar 2

With its ₹44 crore start, Peddi has already beaten the domestic opening collections of megahits like Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar ( ₹30 crore), Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 ( ₹40 crore), and Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan ( ₹57 crore). It is also the biggest opening for a solo Ram Charan film. It beat the record of the actor’s last film, Game Changer. The Shankar film earned ₹50 crore net on its opening day, but fell flat thereafter due to negative word of mouth. The positive reviews Peddi has received have all but ensured that it won’t meet the same fate.

All about Peddi

Directed by Buchi Babu Sana, produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under Vriddhi Cinemas, and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, Peddi is a sports drama starring Ram Charan in the titular role, alongside Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor, Jagapathi Babu, Divyenndu and Boman Irani.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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