Love Today, which was released in Telugu in 2022 had collected Rs 11.81 crore in its full theatrical run in Telugu. The film opened with Rs 1.88 crore on Day 1 and held well through strong word of mouth, ending as a sleeper hit, the overall collection of the film stood at Rs 66.57 crore (Tamil- Rs 54.76 crore).
Now, with Dude, Pradeep has taken that momentum several notches higher, its Tamil collection at the end of Week 1 stands at Rs 43.7 crore but it is the Telugu version which has thrown in a surprise by minting Rs 12.85 crore. And with that Dude has gone past Love Today’s entire Telugu collection in just 7 days.The film opened strong at Rs 3.25 crore on Day 1 and maintained its momentum through the week with Rs 2.9 crore on Day 2, Rs 2.6 crore on Day 3, and a healthy hold till Day 7. It would be interesting to see if Dude can go past Dragon’s Telugu collection which stands at Rs 18.79 crore which is earned over 5 weeks at the ticket window.
