Epic — Day 1 Box Office: Strong Andhra/Telangana Start, ₹3.55 Cr Worldwide Opening

# Opening snapshot Epic opened on Friday with a reported worldwide Day 1 gross of ₹3.55 crore. Paid previews on Thursday contributed about ₹0.45 crore to that total. The film's All-India opening contribution was reported at ₹2.5 crore and overseas at ₹1.05 crore.

# Budget and business The production budget for Epic is listed at ₹22 crore, inclusive of promotional costs. Pre-release business is reported at ₹11 crore, split roughly as ₹7.5 crore for Andhra Pradesh/Telangana and ₹3.5 crore for the rest of India plus overseas.

# Screens, shows, and occupancies The release reached around 900 screens worldwide, with breakdowns indicating about 550 screens in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana and the remaining 350 across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, the rest of India, and overseas. The film opened across roughly 1,200 shows in about 1,000 theaters in India and recorded opening occupancies near 20%.

# Daywise run so far The reporting includes daywise worldwide grosses for the first 11 days (figures in crore):

• Day 0 (paid previews): 0.45
• Day 1: 3.55
• Day 2: 2.35
• Day 3: 1.4
• Day 4: 1.2
• Day 5: 0.96
• Day 6: 0.88
• Day 7: 0.9
• Day 8: 0.2
• Day 9: 0.2
• Day 10: 0.2
• Day 11: 0.1

Total reported worldwide through Day 11: ₹11.9 crore.

# Commercial benchmark The article reports that Epic will be considered a hit if it reaches ₹12 crore worldwide or a distributor share of ₹6 crore. With ₹11.9 crore by Day 11, the film was close to the stated hit threshold at that point.

# Comparisons and context Epic's Day 1 opening (₹3–4 crore gross range) is noted alongside other 2026 Telugu openings and specific film openings. A few comparisons cited include higher opens such as Peddi (₹115 crore opening) and The Raja Saab (₹95 crore), but the list also includes films with openings closer to Epic's range, like Rao Bahadur at ₹3.6 crore.

# What the numbers imply

# What to watch next Short-term indicators to monitor include weekday drop patterns (the Day 2–4 trajectory), weekend holds, and overseas performance. The Day 2 and Day 3 numbers in the reported daywise sequence show a standard decline after the opening day, followed by a small weekend uptick before steeper drops into single-digit lakhs by Day 8–11.

# Quick recap Epic: Day 1 ₹3.55 crore worldwide (₹0.45 crore paid previews). Budget ₹22 crore. Pre-release ₹11 crore. Screens ~900–1,000 with 550 in Andhra/Telangana. Hit benchmark set at ₹12 crore worldwide.