Pradeep Ranganathan’s latest comedy entertainer ‘Dragon’ continues its steady run at the box office, collecting Rs 92 crores in 18 days. Co-starring Kayadu Lohar, the Tamil-Telugu bilingual has maintained strong momentum despite new releases, proving its appeal among audiences.
According to early estimates from the Sacnilk website, ‘Dragon’ earned Rs 1.15 crore on its 18th day, adding to its impressive total. The film had already collected Rs 90.85 crore in its first 17 days, benefiting from positive word-of-mouth and strong weekend growth.
The film opened with Rs 6.5 crore on its first Friday and saw a significant jump over the weekend, collecting Rs 12.75 crore on Sunday. The first week ended with a solid Rs 50.3 crore. ‘Dragon’ continued its stronghold in the second week, bringing in Rs 31.9 crore despite the usual weekday drop.
In its third weekend, ‘Dragon’ earned Rs 2.05 crore on Friday, followed by Rs 3.65 crore on Saturday and Rs 2.95 crore on Sunday. On its third Monday (Day 18), it maintained a decent hold with Rs 1.15 crore.
On March 10, Dragon recorded 16.73% occupancy in Tamil markets. Morning shows saw a 13.59% turnout, which increased to 17.54% in the afternoon before slightly dipping to 15.82% in the evening. Despite being in its third week, the film attracts audiences, especially in urban centers.
Can Dragon cross Rs 100 crores?
With Rs 92 crores in its pocket and steady earnings in its third week, ‘Dragon’ is inching closer to the coveted ₹100 crore milestone. If the film maintains its current trend, it could cross the mark within the next few days. The movie is also getting highly positive reviews from the audiences with 4 stars out of 5 and our official review reading, “Even the famous “Idhu ungallukku sonna puriyaadhu sir” dialogue makes a cameo. Apart from these, you also get hat tips to Premam, Simbu, and other films and actors, adding flavour to the comedy sequences. From roping in VJ Siddhu and Harshath Khan to all the interesting meta references, Ashwath has managed to cater to the youth in all possible ways. Speaking about such references, the film’s other big strength is the small but emotionally loaded dialogues — for example, “Oru thappu panitu easy ah kadantharlaam nu nenaikurom, but adhu thoratite iruku la” — that are written with care. The casting, too, is simply perfect. Pradeep Ranganathan as Raghavan aka Dragon makes you empathise with him even as he repeatedly makes wrong choices.”
