Dulquer Salmaan’s latest big-screen release Lucky Baskhar has become the actor’s first film to earn more than Rs 100 crore at the global box office, beating his last hit Sita Ramam in terms of revenue.
According to the makers, Lucky Baskhar has earned Rs 111 crore since it hit theatres on Diwali. Dulquer’s 2022 hit, Sita Ramam, has a life-time collection of Rs 98 crore gross globally.
“The 𝑴𝑬𝑮𝑨 𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑩𝑼𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑹 had an excellent 3rd Weekend at the Box-Office, #LuckyBaskhar grossed over 𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐂𝐑+ 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃𝐖𝐈𝐃𝐄 🤩💥,” Sithara Entertainment, producers of the film, posted on social media.
Lucky Baskhar registered an opening day collection of Rs 6.54 crore nett at the domestic box office. By the end of the first week, the film collected Rs 41.1 crore nett. In the second week, the film added another Rs 19 crore nett to its earnings. In the third week, the Dulquer-starrer earned Rs 5.45 crore nett till Monday, taking the total domestic collection to Rs 66.5 crore nett.
Lucky Baskhar has performed exceptionally well in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, contributing significantly to its box-office success. The Telugu version of the film has earned Rs 36.81 crore nett, followed by the Malayalam (Rs 17.14 crore nett) and Tamil (Rs 12.5 crore nett) versions. The Kannada version has contributed Rs 0.05 crore nett.
Directed by Venky Atluri, Lucky Baskhar revolves around a debt-ridden middle class man who resorts to financial scams. Alongside Dulquer, the ensemble cast of the film includes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Surya Srinivas, Sandeep, Ramki, Kishore Raju, Sivannarayana Naripeddi and Tinnu Anand.
