The Girlfriend Box Office Day 1: Rashmika’s Film Sees Good Start But Fails To Beat Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu

The Girlfriend Box Office Collection Day 1: Rashmika Mandanna has been making waves this year with several successful films. She kicked off the year with "Chhaava" alongside Vicky Kaushal, followed by "Sikandar" with Salman Khan. Her journey continued with "Kuberaa," where she shared the screen with Dhanush and Nagarjuna. Most recently, she appeared in the romantic horror comedy "Thamma" opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. Now, Rashmika is making headlines for her recent releas which is a Telugu romantic drama titled "The Girlfriend."

Directed by Rahul Ravindran, The Girlfriend also stars Dheekshith Shetty and Anu Emmanuel in pivotal roles. This marks Rashmika's first collaboration with Dheekshith on screen, and their chemistry has already piqued audience interest. The buzz around "The Girlfriend" has been steadily increasing. The film's engaging trailer and catchy songs have significantly contributed to the growing excitement. Scheduled to hit theatres on November 7, it will be released in both Telugu and Hindi languages, catering to a wider audience. Interestingly, The Girlfriend saw a good start at the box office as it opened to decent reviews from the critics and audience

The Girlfriend Box Office Collection Day 1

According to a report published in Sacnilk, The Girlfriend made a collection of Rs 1.3cr (Rs 1.25cr in Telugu and Rs 5 lakhs in Hindi)

The Girlfriend Vs Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu Day 1 Collection

Interestingly, despite good reviews The Girlfriend has failed to beat Rashmika Mandanna's Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu which had made an opening day collection of Rs 2.4cr

The Girlfriend Box Office Collection Day 2 Prediction

Given the fact that the weekend has begun, The Girlfriend is expected to see a hike in numbers today (day 2/ first Saturday). The movie is expected to rake in Rs 3-4cr and till be crossing Rs 5cr mark

Meanwhile, as The Girlfriend has been witnessing intense comparisons with Vijay Deverakonda starrer Arjun Reddy, director Rahul Ravindran told NDTV, "Arjun Reddy is a cult film which was a game breaker in cinema and it's a much bigger film. My film is not close to it and honestly, this so-called similarity struck me only after the people on social media pointed it out. I actually thought of the story much before Arjun Reddy came about".