Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikuntapuramloo and Mahesh Babu's Sarileru Neekevvaru strike gold at the box office.

Telugu films Ala Vaikuntapuramloo and Sarileru Neekevvaru, which released for the Sankranti festival, have made a killing at the box office with exceptional numbers in their first week, giving the kind of start Telugu filmdom would’ve wished for this year.

According to trade sources, both the films have performed well at the box office and have surpassed each other in some areas. Mahesh Babu’s Sarileru Neekevvaru, which has been directed by Anil Ravipudi, grossed an estimated Rs 175 crore from its first week and emerged as the fifth-best opener of all time. After the fabulous response for his film, Mahesh Babu took to Twitter to thank the audience for the “blockbuster response.” 

Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikuntapuramlo, on the other hand, had an equally terrific start at the box office, despite releasing a day after Sarileru Neekevvaru. In its first week worldwide, Trivikram directed Ala Vaikuntapuramlo grossed an estimated Rs 180 crore worldwide and emerged as the fourth-best first-week opener in Telugu filmdom. Allu Arjun starrer is on a box-office rampage in the US where it’s inching close to breaching into $3 million clubs. As of Sunday, the film has collected $2.7 million in the US.

I wholeheartedly Thank my audience for blessing us with this magnanimous Hitt ... and bringing smiles into our lives . Soo contented in our hearts to celebrate the success with you all. Humbled #AVPL celebrations pic.twitter.com/dALWQhWn6n

— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) January 19, 2020

Thank you all for the BLOCKBUSTER response🙏🏻 #SarileruNeekevvaru
Looking forward to this Q & A session...shoot them :) pic.twitter.com/ImODfE8G4i

— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) January 13, 2020