A
Solid
Week
1
As
per
initial
estimates.
Maharshi
had
an
excellent
first
week
and
collected
a
share
of
Rs
58.82
crore
at
the
AP/TS
box
office.
Most
of
the
shows
witnessed
good
occupancy
even
during
the
weekdays
which
resulted
in
these
impressive
collections.
Mahesh
Babu
Beats
Prabhas
Maharshi
exceeded
expectations
at
RTC
X
Roads
and
raked
in
nearly
Rs
92
lakh
in
Week
1.
In
fact,
the
response
was
so
good
that
the
film
outperformed
Baahubali
which
had
collected
nearly
Rs
91
lakh
in
the
opening
week.
Bad
News
From
Krishna
District
The
film
has,
however,
not
been
able
to
work
its
magic
in
the
Krishna
district.
Maharshi
raked
in
a
share
of
Rs
4.28
crore
in
the
opening
week
and
failed
to
beat
Bharat
Ane
Nenu
which
had
collected
Rs
4.61
crore
in
its
opening
week.
The
WOM
Is
Mixed
Most
moviegoers
seem
to
be
of
the
opinion
that
Maharshi
is
a
pretty
good
movie
that
features
a
rocking
performance
from
‘Super
Star' Mahesh
Babu
but
fails
to
make
a
strong
impact
due
to
its
dull
screenplay
and
ordinary
plot.
All
in
all,
the
WOM
is
mixed
which
might
prove
to
be
a
cause
of
worry
for
the
makers
in
Week
2.
To
Conclude...
As
there
are
no
major
Tollywood
releases
this
week,
Maharshi
is
likely
to
remain
the
top
choice
of
the
target
audience.
All
in
all,
Mahesh
Babu
is
set
to
deliver
yet
another
hit
and
prove
this
mettle
as
a
performer