BAN Vs AS: Same Statuses!

Many interesting co-incidences have been noticed with this year's two big films Bharat Ane Nenu and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava. As we all know, Prince Mahesh Babu's BAN was directed by crazy director Koratala Siva while another crazy director Trivikram helmed AS. Checkout the following co-incidences. 

* BAN did a theatrical pre release business Rs.99 crores while AS pre release business was valued to Rs.93 crores. 

* BAN carried super hit talk on the day one of its release while AS carried blockbuster talk from the fans and audiences on day one. 

* BAN stood as the best opening day and opening weekend's grosser among Mahesh Babu's films while AS dd the same feat among NTR's films.

* BAN released in crazy summer season while AS released in another crazy season, Dasara. 

* BAN makers preferred poster collections for their film's publicity while AS PR team preferred hiked shares for the movie.

* BAN collected a genuine share of Rs.92 crores world wide in its full run which is Rs.7 crores short of overall break even. AS is likely to get its business closed with Rs.83 crores share it's likely to fall short of Rs.9 crore to 10 crores for its break even.

* However, BAN scored a super hit in USA, Nizam, East and West Godavari districts and a few other areas. As such, the film is treated as an above average grosser. Likewise, AS got break even in Nizam, Ceded, Guntur and a few other areas while it failed in areas like USA, Vizag, East Godavari etc. This film is also being treated as an above average venture by the trade pundits.