Weekend BO Report: Soundless Diwali

The lucrative Diwali weekend has come to an end and here is the box office report of the films that competed for supremacy.Karth's Kaashmora was the major release at Telugu box office. The Diwali festival weekend has helped the film to notch good numbers at box office. As per trade report, Kaashmora has collected a share of Rs 4.7 crore (Nizam - 1.36 cr, Ceded - 90 lakhs, Guntur - 58 lakhs, Krishna - 36 lakhs) from the Telugu states in its first weekend. The film has to collect another Rs 5 Cr share to be called a safe bet and the week days will be crucial especially when the reviews were not in favor.In Overseas, this supernatural fantasy has posted close to $300k from both the Telugu and Tamil versions. The lion's share has reportedly grossed by the Telugu version.On the other hand, Dhanush's 'Kodi' has given tough completion to Kaashmora in Tamil Nadu but Karthi's popularity among Telugu audiences has once again helped him in outsmarting the former in the overseas and the two Telugu states. 'Dharma Yogi' has become another flop for Dhanush in Telugu.Coming to Bollywood, Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' has posted close to Rs 35 Cr at domestic box office, which is reasonably good. The film however has exceptionally well in the filmmaker's stronghold, Overseas. 'Shivaay' on the other hand has tanked reportedly at multiplexes and in overseas. Most of the weekend revenue, Rs 29 Cr, has come from single screens and the film is heading towards a big disaster.