Pradeep Ranganathan has been keeping his fans engaged with his latest release – ‘Dragon.’ The movie had a good opening at the box office, and since its release, despite the highs and lows, the film has maintained to bring in steady business. As the movie has completed 8 days at the box office, its total collection stands at ₹ 54.15 Cr in India, according to a Sacnilk report.
Dragon Movie Review
After day 1 collection of Rs. 6.5 crore, the movie saw a rise in its debut weekend. However, the following weekdays saw a dip, which is normal for any film. As the movie is heading towards the second week, on day 7 it earned Rs. 4 crore, in which Rs. 3.1 Cr came from Tamil and Rs. 0.9 crore came from Telugu. According to the early estimates, on day 8 as well, the movie minted Rs. 4 crore.
Here’s a day-wise India net collection of ‘Dragon’:
Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 6.5 Cr [Tamil: 5.4 Cr; Telugu: 1.1]
Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 10.8 Cr [Tamil: 8.9 Cr; Telugu: 1.9]
Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 12.75 Cr [Tamil: 10.9 Cr; Telugu: 1.85]
Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 5.8 Cr [Tamil: 4.7 Cr; Telugu: 1.1]
Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 5.1 Cr [Tamil: 4 Cr; Telugu: 1.1]
Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 5.2 Cr [Tamil: 3.7 Cr; Telugu: 1.5]
Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 4 Cr [Tamil: 3.1 Cr; Telugu: 0.9]
Week 1 Collection ₹ 50.15 Cr [Tamil: 40.7 Cr; Telugu: 9.45]
Day 8 [1st Friday] ₹ 4.00 Cr (early estimates)
Total ₹ 54.15 Cr
The region-wise occupancy rates indicate a rise in audience engagement, with ‘Dragon’ recording an overall 29.71% Tamil occupancy on Friday, as compared to the 23.48% on Thursday.
Here’s the segregation:
Morning Shows: 18.30%
Afternoon Shows: 27.41%
Evening Shows: 29.56%
Night Shows: 43.55%
Further, the movie has been getting rave reviews. And talking of reviews, our reads – “In any other film, all of these would have stuck out like a sore thumb. But Ashwath’s magic wand — his interesting writing choices — make this an intriguing outing. For instance, simple choices like deciding to not show the love story of Raghavan and Keerthi (Anupama Parameswaran) until it reaches the verge of breakup and then taking us through their cute romance through a sad song makes even the usual plot line interesting. Just like in OMK, Raghavan finds an amazing friend and lover in Keerthi (Anupama Parameswaran), who goes out of her way to keep him happy. But Dragon highlights that sometimes a missed chance is a missed chance. From the rainy nights hinting at a change to second chances and college friendships, both frames and characters remind you of the director’s debut outing, which works organically for his sophomore venture.”
