GodFather box office day 1 estimates: Chiranjeevi starrer likely to earn Rs 35 crore worldwide

Fans of Chiranjeevi finally got their long wait over with the release of his film GodFather on October 5 in theatres. The major draw of the film is the sharing of screen time between megastar Chiranjeevi and superstar Salman Khan. The movie was anticipated to perform extremely well on its opening day due to its cast and plot. According to media sources, the Chiranjeevi movie has made Rs 35 crore globally. 

According to oneindia.com, Trade trackers projected that the film will gross around Rs 20 crore from 700 screens in Andhra and Telangana. Early trends, however, show that the movie has made more over Rs 25 crore and has surpassed expectations. Early estimates have the global take at more than Rs 35 crore (gross). 

South superstar Chiranjeevi's GodFather, the Telugu remake of the Malayalam film Lucifer starring Mohanlal in the lead role, and Akkineni Nagarjuna's The Ghost have had a big box office clash as the two films released in the theatres on the same day i.e October 5.   

 Chiranjeevi has said that there's no competition with Nagarjuna. He also mentioned that both their films are unique. Sharing his thoughts on the box office clash with Nagarjuna's action-thriller The Ghost, Chiranjeevi told News18, "There is no competition with Nagarjuna. Both the films are unique and we are trying to showcase our talent in it and prove ourselves." 

As per 123Telugu.com, Nagarjuna in a recent interview said that both the films would be huge hits. Nagarjuna added that GodFather and The Ghost are made in different genres and the fact that Chiranjeevi and he will be seen in different avatars after a long time, will help the two films become huge hits at the box office. 

Last week, Nagarjuna had even sent his best wishes to Chiranjeevi for the release of GodFather while speaking at the pre-release event of The Ghost. "My dear friend Chiranjeevi's GodFather is also releasing on the October 5 along with The Ghost. I hope both the films become a big hit at the box office," Nagarjuna said. 

Chiranjeevi's GodFather is directed by Mohan Raja while The Ghost starring Nagarjuna is helmed by Praveen Sattaru