Dacoit North America Box Office: $204K on 2nd day, Total Reaches $806K Despite 60% Drop

Adivi Sesh’s Dacoit added $204K on its 2nd Saturday in North America, taking its total to $806K. The romantic action thriller saw a 60% drop from its $725K Day 1, which included premieres. While the fall is steep, the film’s overall collections remain healthy for a mid-budget Telugu release.

The 60% decline from Day 1 to 2nd day is on the higher side, indicating mixed word-of-mouth or frontloaded business driven by Sesh’s fan base. Opening weekend drops are common for Telugu films overseas, especially when premieres are strong. However, crossing $800K in 9 days is still a solid result and already makes Dacoit one of Adivi Sesh’s top North America grossers.

Directed by Shaneil Deo and co-starring Mrunal Thakur, Dacoit benefited from an aggressive release and good pre-release buzz post Major and HIT 2 The $806K cume means the film is comfortably past break-even in several territories for distributors. With limited new Telugu competition this week, it has room to add more through the weekdays and next weekend.

At $806K total, Dacoit is now aiming for the $1M mark in North America, which would be a career-best for Adivi Sesh. Despite the 60% drop from Day 1 to 2nd day, the overall run is positive. The next few days will decide if it can sustain and hit the million milestone.

— CineInfinity

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Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and internal research. The figures are approximate and indicative in nature. CineInfinity does not make any claims about the absolute authenticity of the data but believes they adequately reflect the box office performance of the film(s).