Mother Inti Bangaram beats Arundhati: Samantha gets top female lead hit in Telugu
Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s mother Inti Bangaram has overtaken Arundhati’s life span across the world on the 10th day. This milestone makes it Telugu cinema’s biggest female-led hit, while enhancing its strong dramatic performances.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s recently released film, Mother Inti Bangaramhas continued its strong performance at the box office and has now surpassed the worldwide earnings of Anushka Shetty’s 2009 film. Arundhati. With this, Mother Inti Bangaram Has emerged as the biggest female-centric hit of Telugu cinema. The action-family thriller posted another stellar collection at the ticket counters on Day 10, taking its worldwide earnings to Rs 78.71 crore.
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Anushka Shetty’s Arundhati It continues to be the top female-led hit in Telugu cinema with earnings of Rs 70 crore since 2009. that of samantha Mother Inti Bangaram Achieving this feat in just 10 days is monumental for a female-centric film. The Samantha-starrer is now heading towards grossing Rs 100 crore globally.
According to the trade website, SacnilkThe film collected Rs 5.30 crore nett (minus gross) in India on its tenth day, which is 8.2 percent more than its ninth day collection of Rs 4.90 crore. Its total India net collection has now reached Rs 48.25 crore, while its India gross stands at Rs 55.86 crore. The film also held steady overseas, earning Rs 1 crore on its 10th day, taking its international collection to Rs 22.85 crore.
| Day | gross collection | Net Collection (India) |
| day 1 | Rs 5.62 crore | Rs 4.85 crore |
| day 2 | Rs 8.06 crore | Rs 6.95 crore |
| third day | Rs 10.81 crore | Rs 9.40 crore |
| day 4 | Rs 4.46 crore | Rs 3.85 crore |
| day 5 | Rs 4.03 crore | Rs 3.50 crore |
| day 6 | Rs 2.90 crore | Rs 2.50 crore |
| day 7 | Rs 3.07 crore | Rs 2.65 crore |
| day 8 | Rs 5.04 crore | Rs 4.35 crore |
| day 9 | Rs 5.73 crore | Rs 4.90 crore |
| day 10 | Rs 6.15 crore | Rs 5.30 crore |
| Rs 78.71 crore | Rs 48.25 crore |
Of the film’s 10th day Indian net collections, the Telugu version contributed Rs 5.05 crore and the Tamil version added Rs 25 lakh. State-wise data underlined its strength in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it collected Rs 4.50 crore on Sunday. Karnataka brought in Rs 1.10 crore, followed by Tamil Nadu with Rs 41 lakh. Kerala contributed Rs 1 lakh, while the rest of India added Rs 12 lakh. These territories together helped the film earn Rs 6.14 crore in India on its 10th day.
In the domestic market, the Telugu version recorded an overall occupancy of 46.94 percent on Sunday. Afternoon and evening shows performed best with occupancy of 56.23 per cent and 58.46 per cent respectively, while morning shows closed at 27.31 per cent and night shows at 33.62 per cent.
The Tamil version recorded an overall occupancy of 40.21 per cent, with the afternoon show seeing the highest footfall of 51 per cent. The morning, evening and night shows recorded occupancy of 25.14 per cent, 22.86 per cent and 36 per cent respectively.
Made on a reported budget of Rs 20 crore, Mother Inti Bangaram It has already earned almost four times its production cost worldwide. Directed by Bibi Nandini Reddy and written by Raj Nidimoru, the film stars Samantha, Srimukhi, Manjusha Mookkavili and many more.