Balakrishna's previous film Legend was a very good hit at the box office and the expectations on his upcoming film Lion are very high. But the film pre-release business stuns all as it ends very normally.Director Satyadev planned to have the movie finished in the range of 22-25 crores but for some reasons budget escalated. As per reports below is the area wise rates of the film.
AREA BUSINESS( IN CR.) DISTRIBUTOR
NIZAM 6.00 ADV. GLOBAL
CEDED 5.00 VARIOUS
NELLORE 1.10 PR + SPECTRA
KRISHNA 1.30 ADV. ALANKAR
GUNTUR 2.43 PURNODAYA
VIZAG 2.50 SR CREATIONS
EAST GODAVARI 1.30 ADV. ANU SRI FILMS
WEST GODAVARI 1.20 ADV. USHA
AP & TG 20.83
KARNATAKA 2.50 KRANTHI
REST OF INDIA 0.50 VARIOUS
INDIA Total 23.83
Overseas ADV. SLV cinema
AREA BUSINESS( IN CR.) DISTRIBUTOR
NIZAM 6.00 ADV. GLOBAL
CEDED 5.00 VARIOUS
NELLORE 1.10 PR + SPECTRA
KRISHNA 1.30 ADV. ALANKAR
GUNTUR 2.43 PURNODAYA
VIZAG 2.50 SR CREATIONS
EAST GODAVARI 1.30 ADV. ANU SRI FILMS
WEST GODAVARI 1.20 ADV. USHA
AP & TG 20.83
KARNATAKA 2.50 KRANTHI
REST OF INDIA 0.50 VARIOUS
INDIA Total 23.83
Overseas ADV. SLV cinema