Nandamuri Balakrishna made it four hits in a row this Sankranthi season with Sankranthiki Vasthunnam. However, there was an outspread debate about why the film could not touch the $2 million mark at the box office despite the strong start.
On this matter, the USA distributor of the film, Shloka Entertainments issued a public statement where they said “Content was delivered to us on Friday afternoon just a day before the Premieres leaving limited time for logistics. Despite this we paid a premium for UPS services to ensure Saturday delivery. Unfortunately Wildfires in Los Angeles disrupted flight schedules causing delays in drive deliveries to over 100 theaters.”
“By Monday night, AMC received the drives but the release of another movie affected screen availability. However we managed to retain 150+ theaters even into the second week. Against all odds #DaakuMaharaaj achieved 50% growth in collections compared to NBK’s previous films and stands as the second highest grosser in his career in North America.”