King Nagarjuna's Manmadhudu 2 did a decent pre release business in the US. The film needs to recover more than $600K in its full run to reach break even. However, the collections of the US premiere shows are below par and are sending alarming signals for the buyers.
According to the US trade reports, Manmadhudu minted $82,394 through Thursday premieres in 105 locations. On Friday, the film reported an hourly gross $23K by from 84 location by 7pm est.
Manmadhudu 2 was directed by Rahul Ravindran under Nagarjuna's Annapurna Studios. Rakul Preet Singh played Nagarjuna's romantic interest. Chaitan Bharadwaj has scored music.