The Girlfriend Day 1 Early Box Office Reports Out: After so much anticipation, Rashmika Mandanna’s The Girlfriend finally graced theatres, but its opening-day scores have come as much of a surprise to many. Having had relatively significant pre-release buzz and an emotional trailer, the film seemed to have not been able to attract very many viewers on its first day, marking one of the lowest openings in Rashmika’s career to date.

Opening

According to early estimates, The Girlfriend grossed ₹0.8 crore (India net) on the first day in all languages; the Telugu version had the widest release and experienced terribly low footfalls in most regions. The morning occupancy was merely 12.83 percent, which increased trivially to 15.40 and 15.80 percent during the afternoon and evening shows, respectively. However, night show data remained negligible due to limited bookings.
While Rashmika brought initial visibility to the project, the emotional content and languid pacing may have kept it from appealing to the masses, according to trade analysts.

Audience and Critical Responses

The film, which is directed by Rahul Ravindran, has received a mixed response from both critics and viewers. While the film’s deepest and honest portrayal of Bhooma is praiseworthy, the pacing and the small story didn’t reach the masses who flock to the theatres for mainstream viewing.
Contrasting reactions in social media: Rashmika’s fans hailed it as one of her heart-wrenching performances, though many others countered that it had none of those engaging commercial elements that usually pump up box-office receipts.

Box Office Prediction

The movie started at a meager ₹0.8 million net at the opening gates, and began what would be a crucial weekend for The Girlfriend. Positive word-of-mouth is bound to help recoup some of the losses incurred by the movie, although stiff competition from other releases coupled with minimal family audience turnouts will almost certainly restrict gains.

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If the collections do not pick up within the next few days, then this could very likely turn out to be the weakest opener of Rashmika Mandanna to date-a contrasting factor from her otherwise well-run haul in films such as Pushpa and Geetha Govindam.

It is true that The Girlfriend may not be off to the grand start the fans had hoped for, but with good emotional story-telling and convincing performances, it might just win over its audiences by the weekend. For now, however, Rashmika is in for severe box-office trouble.

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