After a slow start on Day 1, Rashmika Mandanna‘s latest outing, The Girlfriend, picked up over the weekend, powered by lead actress Rashmika Mandanna’s powerful performance, which many people thought is her career-best. But will the film maintain its box office numbers? Here’s how Rahul Ravindran’s toxic relationship drama has performed so far, in three days of its release.
The Girlfriend isn’t your regular feel-good romantic drama, but an ‘uncomfortable’ watch that many people in the social media found powerful and realistic. Adding another gem to the strong female-oriented narratives, The Girlfriend has received rave reviews from the audience and the critics alike. Unlike the formula-driven films with just the right ingredients to draw the audience to the theatre, this one is a slow-burner, and the box office numbers suggest just the same.
After a lukewarm response on its opening day, the film saw a massive uptick over the weekend, with earnings reaching close to Rs 7 crore. The critics and social media reviews both have hailed the unique take on toxic relationships, praising Rashmika’s nuanced performance, wherein she speaks more with her eyes; some are even calling it her career’s best performance.
Going by the word of mouth and the social media response, it is expected that the film may retain its earnings in the coming days.
The number game: How the film performed in the first three days
The Girlfriend had a huge buzz around it courtesy Rashmika’s star value and her latest release Thamma working wonders at the box office. However, the opening numbers – Rs 1.3 crore disappointed many of her fans. However, as it is a general trend for good movies to pick up over the weekend, The Girlfriend collections didn’t disappoint.
On its first Saturday, The Girlfriend’s earnings jumped to Rs 2.55 cr, almost doubling its collections. As word about Rashmika’s strong performance spread, the weekend earnings saw a further uptick on Sunday with Rs 3 crore collections, taking its earnings to Rs 6.8 cr, almost at the brink of Rs 7 crore.
The Girlfriend, being a moderate budget movie, can’t be compared to Thamma, who both had the advantage of a big-scale and being a festive release. This one is more performance-oriented and going by the critics’ reviews will be remembered for a long time for its content rather than twists and turns.