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Superstar Mahesh Babu is on a rampage with his recent offering Sarkaru Vaari Paata. The film opened to mixed reviews and there was a trending tag of #DisasterSVP across the social media on the day of its release. Sarkaru Vaari Paata picked up on Friday and the film had a super strong weekend all over. Sarkaru Vaari Paata collected a theatrical share of Rs 91.57 crores in its first weekend. The film recovered 75 percent of the theatrical investment over the first weekend. Sarkaru Vaari Paata crossed 2 million USD mark in USA over the weekend and is running with packed houses.

Sarkaru Vaari Paata is a mass entertainer that also has a social message. Parasuram is the director and Keerthy Suresh is the leading lady. Mythri Movie Makers, 14 Reels Plus and GMB Entertainment are the producers. Thaman scored the music and Sarkaru Vaari Paata is the costliest film made in Mahesh Babu's career. The theatrical rights are sold for Rs 120 crores and the distributors are expected to recover their investments in the first week. With summer holidays and no new releases next week, Sarkaru Vaari Paata is expected to have a strong run all over. Here are the first weekend box-office numbers of Sarkaru Vaari Paata:

Nizam: Rs 29.37 Cr
Ceeded: Rs 9.5 Cr
Vizag: Rs 9.36 Cr
Guntur: Rs 7.57 Cr
East: Rs 6.51 Cr
West: Rs 4.15 Cr
Krishna: Rs 5 Cr
Nellore: Rs 2.91 Cr

AP and Telangana: Rs 74.37 Cr

Rest of India: Rs 6.8 Cr
Rest of World: Rs 10.4 Cr

Total Worldwide: Rs 91.57 Cr