Day 5 box office results for Adipurush show that the film, directed by Om Raut, is in fast slide after earning more than 200 crore in its opening weekend.The film’s poor word-of-mouth appears to be the cause of the low numbers. Adipurush has drawn criticism for its dialogue and for giving the Hindu epic Ramayana a contemporary spin.According to early estimates, the movie only made 10.80 crore in India on Tuesday across all languages, according to a post on Sacnilk.com. The movie only made $20 million on Monday at the domestic box office after a weekend gross of $220 million. According to the production company T-Series, the movie’s global gross revenue as of Monday was at 375 crore. Additionally, Tuesday’s statistics show signs of a freefall.
Akshay Rathi, a distributor-exhibitor, claimed in a PTI interview on Sunday that Adipurush has seen a 65 percent decline in its business at the ticket window. “The audience has its own mind, and we must accept that; the decline is due to people not like the movie; it is unfortunate. There has been a decline of 65 to 70%, he claimed.
“The audience’s judgement matters, and since we make films for them, none of us in the business should contest it. A movie will receive praise if the audience enjoys it. He said, “If they don’t like something, they don’t.