Korean Kanakaraju Box Office Day 6: ₹18.19 Cr India Net

Core News & Key Facts

Varun Tej’s Korean Kanakaraju continued its theatrical run on Wednesday with another drop in collections. The comedy-horror film earned an estimated ₹1.29 crore net in India on Day 6, taking its total India net collection to ₹18.19 crore after six days. The Day 6 figure represents a decline of around 19% from Tuesday’s ₹1.60 crore. The film has recorded an estimated India gross of ₹21.46 crore, while its overseas gross stands at ₹4.60 crore. Its reported worldwide gross has reached ₹26.06 crore.

The complete day-wise India net collection is given below:

Day 1: ₹4.20 crore

Day 2: ₹4.15 crore

Day 3: ₹4.85 crore

Day 4: ₹2.10 crore

Day 5: ₹1.60 crore

Day 6: ₹1.29 crore

Total (6 Days): ₹18.19 crore

Day 3 remains the film’s strongest day with ₹4.85 crore, followed by the opening day with ₹4.20 crore and Day 2 with ₹4.15 crore. From Day 4 onward, the film entered a downward trend, with collections falling below ₹2 crore by Day 5 and declining further on Day 6.

Context & Official Statements

Directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, Korean Kanakaraju stars Varun Tej, Ritika Nayak and comedian Satya. The film was produced by UV Creations and First Frame Entertainment, with Thaman composing the music. The teaser and trailer generated interest before release, and the movie opened with a positive initial response. However, the film is now facing competition from other theatrical releases, including Srinivas Mangapuram, Lenin and Chennai Love Story. Mixed word of mouth is also reportedly affecting its weekday performance.

The film was reportedly made on a budget of ₹38 crore. Based on its India net collection of ₹18.19 crore after six days, it has recovered around 48% of the reported budget through India theatrical collections. Another trade report stated that the film had recorded ₹12.96 crore share and ₹23.10 crore gross worldwide after four days, with the report claiming that the break-even target had been achieved at that stage. Since share, net and gross figures are different accounting measures, they should not be directly compared.

Impact & What to Expect Next

Korean Kanakaraju now faces an important second-weekend target. According to the reported 2026 Telugu box-office rankings, Nari Nari Naduma Murari has collected ₹26.27 crore in India. Korean Kanakaraju currently stands at ₹18.19 crore net, meaning it needs another ₹8.08 crore to move ahead of that film and enter the reported list of the top 10 highest-grossing Telugu films of 2026.

The ₹8.08 crore gap makes the second weekend particularly important. If the film manages to record stronger occupancy over the weekend, it could significantly reduce the distance to the Top 10. However, the Day 4 to Day 6 decline shows that the weekday momentum has weakened. The film’s final position will depend on second-weekend footfalls, competing releases and audience word of mouth. For now, the key milestone remains crossing ₹26.27 crore in India net collections.