Srikanth Box Office Day 17: Rajkummar Rao's Film Set To Double Maidaan's Collection

Srikanth Box Office Collection Day 17 Prediction: Rajkummar Rao is a busy man these days and rightfully so. After all, his recent release Srikanth is performing well at the box office as he prepares for his next project. Directed by Tushar Hiranandani, Srikanth also features Alaya F, Sharad Kelkar, and Jyothika in lead roles. The film is a biopic on Srikanth Bolla, a visually-impaired industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries, with Rajkummar playing the titular role.

It has been one of the most talked-about movies of the year, and Rajkummar's endearing performance has won millions of hearts, with fans demanding a National Award for the Stree actor. Interestingly, Srikanth witnessed a decent opening at the box office with a collection of Rs 2.25 crores and an impressive opening weekend. While the second week did see some dip in collections, Srikanth has been picking up pace during the weekend. Interestingly, Srikanth was seen witnessing continuous dip in numbers during the second week as well.

And now as per the recent update, Srikanth is performing well during the third weekend with positive word of mouth working in its favour. With a clear path at the theatres during this weekend as well, Srikanth managed to see a growth of over 108% in the numbers. According to a report published in Sacnilk, Srikanth minted Rs 2.4 crores yesterday (day 16/ third Saturday), which took the overall collections of the movie to Rs 35.05 crores. Given the trend, Srikanth is expected to see another jump today and is likely to mint Rs 3-4 crores today (day 17/ third Sunday) as it inches towards Rs 40 crores mark. If the reports turn out to be true, Srikanth will be minting double the collection of Ajay Devgn's Maidaan on third Sunday. To note, Maidaan had minted Rs 2 crores on its third Sunday.

Interestingly, as Rajkummar is enjoying the love coming his way with Srikant, he is also gearing up for his second release - Mr and Mrs Mahi with Janhvi Kapoor which will be releasing on May 31. Directed by Sharan Sharma, the movie marks Rajkummar's second collaboration with Janvhi after Roohi. Recently, Janhvi got candid about the movie and said, "Our director is a purist and works with a lot of honesty, so he wanted me to become a cricketer for the film. He didn't want any cheating on that, didn't want to use VFX, or do anything half-heartedly. He wanted me to be one with this universe, be a cricketer wholeheartedly. I suffered a lot of injuries as well while prepping. Both my shoulders were dislocated, but I'd like to give all the credit to him, the director, and both my coaches Abhishek Nayar and Vikrant sir, who have done a lot of hard work and have held my hand at every turn."