This weekend at the Hindi box office was full of surprises. The animated devotional action film ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ became the top-grossing movie, beating star-studded films like ‘Son of Sardaar 2’ and the hit movie ‘Saiyaara’.
What makes this even more impressive is that ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ is an animated film — a genre that usually doesn’t perform this well in India. Directed by Ashwin Kumar, the film earned a massive ₹34.80 crore in its second weekend. That’s a huge 219% jump from its first weekend, where it made ₹15.85 crore.
So far, the film has earned a total of ₹91.25 crore in India (in all languages), and its Hindi version alone has made ₹67.25 crore.
Even though it was in its second week, ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ performed better than new releases.
Ajay Devgn’s ‘Son of Sardaar 2’, a commercial entertainer, had an okay opening weekend, earning ₹24.75 crore. It still did better than ‘Dhadak 2’ starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri, which made only ₹11 crore.
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Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Kingdom’ started strong on Thursday with ₹21.25 crore, but it lost momentum over the weekend, making only ₹22.50 crore from Friday to Sunday. Most of its earnings came from Telugu and Tamil regions. Even with Vijay’s popularity, the movie couldn’t keep up the buzz.
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On the other hand, ‘Saiyaara’, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, continued doing well in its third weekend. It collected ₹19.25 crore, and its total now stands at a whopping ₹300 crore in 17 days — making it one of the year’s biggest hits. But even Saiyaara couldn’t beat Mahavatar Narsimha this weekend.
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In short, ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ has made history for animated films in India. Its mythological story, devotional theme, and strong emotional connection with the audience helped it outshine big-budget films and popular stars.
