Game Changer Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 1: Ram Charan-starrer’s Rs 186 crore debut disputed, analysts allege Rs 100 crore inflation

Game Changer Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 1: Ram Charan's first solo in six years has started on a strong note. The film has made over Rs 51 crore in India.

By: Entertainment Desk

Mumbai | Updated: January 11, 2025 10:17 PM IST

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Game Changer Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 1: Ram Charan-starrer has had a strong start at the box office.

Game Changer Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 1: S Shankar’s highly anticipated film, Game Changer, starring Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, SJ Suryah, and Anjali, has taken a strong opening at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the film has collected Rs 51.25 crore in India on its opening day, surpassing the first-day business of Ram Charan’s last solo release, the 2019 film Vinaya Vidheya Rama which made Rs 34 crore. Of course, the film hsn’t matched up to the collection of Ram Charan and Jr NTR starrer RRR, which made Rs 133 crore on opening day. Accordingt to Andhra Box Office, the film’s collections have been grossly misreported; the portal alleged a Rs 100 crore inflation in collections, calling it ‘unprecedented’. A similar report was published on Pinkvilla.

Game Changer made Rs 42 crore in Telugu, Rs 2.1 crore in Tamil, and Rs 7 crore in Hindi. Additionally, it has collected Rs 10 lakh in Kannada and Rs 3 lakh in Malayalam. Game Changer has achieved an impressive occupancy rate, with 51.32% occupancy for morning shows, 39.33% for afternoon shows, and 50.53% for evening shows of the Telugu version. The afternoon shows of the 4DX version of Hindi had an impressive 82% occupancy.

The makers of the film have claimed that Game Changer has grossed Rs 186 crore worldwide.

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For director S Shankar, Game Changer is a ray of hope as his last release, Kamal Haasan-starrer Indian 2 made only Rs 25.6 crore on its opening day. Before that, his 2018 release 2.0, starring Rajinikanth, earned over Rs 60 crore on its opening day and it eventually became one of the highest Tamil grossers of all time. 2.0 made over Rs 720 crore worldwide.

In Game Changer, Ram Charan plays a dual role as an IAS officer, Ram Nandan, and an activist, Appanna. Kiara Advani plays his love interest, Deepika, while Anjali plays Parvathy. SJ Suryah essays the role of a corrupt politician, Mopidevi, and Srikanth plays an aging CM, Sathyamurthy.

Game Changer’s strong start on Sankrathi was expected, now it is to be seen if the film can hold its place over the weekend. Film goers haven’t had a big screen experience since the release of Pushpa: The Rule and since Allu Arjun’s film has been in theatres for over a month now, Game Changer is expected to take over its business.

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