Mahavatar Narsimha box office collection day 11: Ashwin Kumar‘s devotional drama Mahavatar Narsimha has created history by becoming the first Indian animation film to cross the Rs 100 crore (gross) at the domestic box office. The film was released in multiple languages on July 25 at theatres across India. The positive word of mouth has helped in attracting kids and family audiences to cinema halls.
Production house Hombale Film took to X and wrote, “Roaring past records with divine force 🦁❤️🔥 #MahavatarNarsimha crosses 105 CRORES+ GBOC India, setting the box office ablaze with unstoppable momentum. A divine phenomenon awaits you in cinemas.”
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Mahavatar Narsimha earned Rs 1.49 crore at the Indian box office on its 11th day, taking its total net collection to Rs 93.32 crore. On Monday, the film recorded an overall occupancy of 24.74% in Telugu-language.
Apart from a few titles like Hanuman (2005) and Roadside Romeo (2008), which delivered average performances at the Indian box office, animated films have generally struggled to gain mainstream attention. However, international animated releases such as Incredibles 2 and Frozen 2 (which earned around ₹50 crore) have performed relatively well.
An excerpt of SCREEN’s review of Mahavatar Narsimha read, “There have been many iterations of this beloved story. No surprises that this latest version, from Hombale Productions’ (KGF, Kantara) goes big: everything is scaled up massively, castles, mountains, skies, the rakshasas and their weapons. I saw the 2D version, and while some of it is impressive, the proportions seemed a bit off: in one scene, a gigantic nose on one side of the screen towers over the tiny figures below. The climax is world-class, even if ultra-violent, with body parts and blood flowing generously. Trigger warning for small kids. And yourself, if you are faint-hearted. But hey, demons being torn to pieces feels as if justice has been done: our gods really know how to do the Avengers thing.”
If the current trend continues, the film is expected to cross the Rs 150 crore milestone. Following its massive success, Hombale Films has announced a long-term plan to expand the Mahavatar Cinematic Universe over the next 12 years, with six more films slated for release by 2037.
