Ranabaali crosses Rs 50 crore net in India, nears Rs 74 crore worldwide

Ranabaali, the Telugu action film starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, crossed Rs 50 crore net in India on its ninth day, Saturday, October 24, 2026, and reached about Rs 53 crore net by the end of its second Sunday, October 25, according to the trade tracker Sacnilk. The film collected an estimated Rs 2.80 crore net on day 9 and Rs 2.90 crore on day 10, a modest second-weekend rise after weaker weekday business. Its worldwide gross stood at about Rs 73.65 crore after ten days, by the same tracker's estimate.

Ranabaali carried high expectations. It pairs two of Telugu cinema's most popular young stars, and it opened to mixed reviews. Crossing Rs 50 crore net in India is a milestone that trade watchers use as a rough marker of a film's standing, but the numbers also show a film that has slowed sharply after its opening week. A second Saturday of under Rs 3 crore, and a Sunday barely above it, is steady rather than strong. Trade reports describe the film as underperforming against its large budget.

The pattern matters because the second weekend usually decides a film's final total. When a film climbs strongly on its second Saturday and Sunday, it is a sign that word of mouth is drawing new viewers. Ranabaali's small rise, about a third up on Friday and only 3.6% from Saturday to Sunday, suggests the audience is holding but not growing. As new releases arrive, its show count is likely to shrink in the coming weeks.

A note on the numbers: box office figures in India come mainly from independent trackers that count shows and ticket sales, not from audited producer statements. Sacnilk and TrackTollywood differ by small amounts on each day, which is normal. "Net" collections exclude taxes such as GST; "gross" includes them. Worldwide totals add overseas collections, about Rs 11.85 crore in this case after nine days.

For Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, the film's final total will shape how the industry reads their pairing, and what budgets producers are willing to commit to their next projects together.

Short-term: The film's weekday collections from Monday, October 26, will show how much life it has left. A sharp Monday fall would point to a final India net not far above the current total.

Long-term: The result will feed into how producers price big-budget Telugu films with young leads, especially their theatrical and streaming deals.

Who is affected: The film's producers and distributors, theatre owners in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the lead actors, and fans following the film's run.

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