Nani’s The Paradise is now in its third weekend, and the Sunday number shows a film settling into a slow theatrical tail. The Telugu action drama collected Rs 52 lakh in India net on day 18, down 13.3% from Saturday’s Rs 60 lakh, according to Sacnilk data cited by The Times of India.
The day-18 number
The film played 400 shows on Sunday and drew 49,213 footfalls. Overall occupancy across Telugu 2D screenings was 20.95%. The curve within the day matters for exhibitors: morning shows filled 15.44%, afternoon 18.67%, evening 23%, and night 15.22%. Evening remains the strongest slot.
- India net total: Rs 120.66 cr
- Domestic gross: Rs 142.08 cr
- Overseas gross: Rs 31.15 cr
- Worldwide gross: Rs 173.23 cr
Why the holdover math matters
The cumulative total still sounds healthy, but the recent trend is what distributors and exhibitors watch. Week one contributed Rs 108.20 cr. Week two added Rs 10.83 cr. The third Friday brought Rs 51 lakh, Saturday Rs 60 lakh, and Sunday Rs 52 lakh. Daily India net has stayed below Rs 1 cr in this phase.
That changes the conversation from blockbuster status to screen economics. Once a film enters this zone, show count, show timing and per-show productivity become the real decisions, because holding a screen has an opportunity cost.
Don’t Trouble The Trouble is an even steeper slide
Fahadh Faasil’s fantasy film Don’t Trouble The Trouble is also slow, with a reported worldwide gross of Rs 5.16 cr. Its Telugu version has collected Rs 4.02 cr net, while the Malayalam version has contributed Rs 38 lakh.
The Telugu version opened at Rs 1.44 cr on October 2, 2026, then fell to Rs 68 lakh and Rs 65 lakh over the next two days. By October 9, 10 and 11, it was collecting Rs 3 lakh each day. That is a sharper reminder of how quickly a title can lose screens when per-day collections shrink.
What this means for the screen business
For media planners and exhibition teams, these two films are a useful case study in late-run scheduling. The opening weekend decides the headline; the third weekend decides how many shows a film gets in week four. Occupancy, slot-level demand and day-over-day decline are the relevant metrics now.
Source: The Times of India
