Puneeth
Rajkumar's
posthumous
release
James
hit
the
theatres
on
March
17,
amid
much
fanfare.
The
actioner
as
expected
received
a
highly
positive
response
from
all
quarters.
In
fact,
its
box
office
collection
has
also
overpassed
the
blockbuster
film
KGF,
starring
Yash.
As
per
early
estimates,
James
has
collected
nearly
Rs
27
Crore
with
its
theatrical
run
in
Karnataka.
For
the
unversed,
KGF
had
minted
Rs
24
Crore
on
day
1
when
it
was
released
in
2018.
Talking
more
about
the
film's
first-day
theatrical
run,
James
had
over
2500
shows
in
Karnataka
alone,
which
itself
is
a
record.
Overall,
the
film
had
4000+
shows
on
day
1.
In
Bengaluru
region,
tickets
of
as
many
as
810
shows
were
sold
out,
out
of
920.
In
Mysuru
and
Shivamogga,
all
tickets
for
107
and
27
shows
respectively
were
sold
out.
Take
a
look
at
James'
Booking
Status
here.
James
Booking
Status
In
Karnataka
Bengaluru
-
Shows:
920,
SO:
810+
Mysuru
-
Shows:
107,
SO:
107
Hubballi
-
Shows:
42,
SO:
39
Gulbarga
-
Shows:
33,
SO:
32
Tumkuru
-
Shows:
28,
SO:
28
Shivamogga
-
Shows:
27,
SO:
27
(SO=SO/FF)
Interestingly,
James
has
also
become
the
only
Indian
movie
to
have
the
highest
shows
in
Bengaluru.
In
the
list,
Rajinikanth's
2.0
and
Prabhas'
Sahoo
and
Baahubali
2
are
in
second,
third
and
fourth
spots
respectively.
Written
and
directed
by
Chethan
Kumar,
James
has
Priya
Anand
as
the
leading
lady.
Versatile
actors
including
Srikanth,
R
Sarathkumar,
Tilak
Shekar,
Mukesh
Rishi,
Aditya
Menon,
Rangayana
Raghu,
Sadhu
Kokila,
Chikkanna
and
Shine
Shetty
are
appearing
in
supporting
roles.
Puneeth's
actor-brothers
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
and
Shiva
Rajkumar
have
also
made
cameo
appearances
in
the
film.