Kannada theatrical openings outside a major festival weekend routinely struggle to clear even half a crore on Day 1 unless a big name anchors the release. City Lights, out without an established star in either lead role, opened to ₹0.56Cr India net on its first day.
Day 1 Snapshot
Day 1 Add₹0.56Cr
Lifetime India Net₹0.56Cr
India Gross₹0.56Cr
Worldwide Gross₹0.56Cr
Director Duniya Vijay's drama-romance leans on Vinay Rajkumar and Monisha Vijay Kumar rather than a proven box office draw, and the opening number reflects exactly that — a release finding its audience city by city rather than arriving wide on name recognition. The coming days, not the first one, will show whether word of mouth can do what star power usually does on a Friday.
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