Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) Box Office Collection
Day 17 (17th Saturday · 23 May 2026)

Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) collected ₹0.36 Cr net at the India box office on Day 17 (17th Saturday · 23 May 2026), slipped from Day 16's ₹0.51 Cr (-29.4%). The film's 17-day cumulative net now stands at ₹19.95 Cr.

Theatre occupancy on Day 17 was recorded at 9.8%, placing the film in the MID occupancy bracket. Cinepolis led the multiplex chains with 12.7% occupancy across 62 theatres and 145 shows. A total of 21,151 tickets were sold in 1,244 shows across 544 theatres on the day.

On the language front, the Hindi version reported 10.9% occupancy across 1,164 shows with 19,322 tickets sold;  the Telugu version reported 9.3% occupancy across 75 shows with 1,543 tickets sold;  the Tamil version reported 33.3% occupancy across 5 shows with 286 tickets sold.  The Tamil version leads the occupancy chart.

Geographically, Tamil Nadu leads all reporting states with 46.3% occupancy, while Bengaluru tops among metros at 23.8%. At the other end, Rajasthan posted the softest state numbers at 3.3%. 8 states — Maharashtra, NCR, Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand — crossed the HIGH ≥ 10% occupancy threshold, signalling strong pockets of audience demand.

Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)'s first-week collection stood at ₹9.98 Cr (avg ₹1.43 Cr/day). The second week has opened at ₹0.36 Cr on Day 17, indicating a reasonable hold. The film's performance through 17th Saturday · 23 May 2026 will be a key indicator for its theatrical run.