Junior movie box office collection day 2: Kireeti, Sreeleela’s Telugu-Kannada romantic drama earns Rs 1.65 cr
Roktim Rajpal | Jul 20, 2025, 09:07 IST
Highlight of the story: Junior movie box office collection day 2: Junior earned Rs 1.65 crore on day 2, taking its total to Rs 3.15 crore. The Kireeti-Sreeleela film showed growth with strong occupancy in Guntur and Tumkur. Mixed reviews may, however, impact it in the long run.
Junior movie box office collection day 2:Junior hit the screens on July 18 and opened to a good response at the Indian box office. According to Sacnilk, a trade website, it earned Rs 1.5 crore (nett) on the opening day. The Telugu-Kannada bilingual drama then continued its run on July 19. Junior marks the debut of Kireeti Reddy, politician Gali Janardhana Reddy’s son.
Kireeti and Sreeleela are in the limelight because of their latest film Junior. It has made a solid impact at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the flick earned Rs 1.65 crore on the second day. This is 10% higher than the Rs 1.5 crore it earned on July 18.
Junior’s Telugu version had an overall occupancy of 25.64% on July 19. The morning shows had an occupancy of 16.9%. The afternoon shows (25.66%) and the evening shows (24.78%) fared decently on this front. However, unsurprisingly, the night shows performed the best. They had an occupancy of 35.17%.
It recorded its best occupancy in Guntur (51.5%). Junior also got good patronage in markets such as Chennai (30.25%) and Warangal (27.5%). The film, however, didn’t do too well in areas such as Nizamabad (8.5%) and the NCR region (11%)
The Kannada version of Junior, meanwhile, had an overall occupancy of 19.85%. It fared quite well in Tumkur (62.75%). Junior also made an impact in markets such as Raichur (32%) and Manipal (39%).
Day 1: Rs 1.50 crore
Day 2: Rs 1.65 crore
The total collection stands at Rs 3.15 crore.
Junior is a romantic drama directed by Radha Krishna Reddy in Telugu and Kannada. It revolves around Abhi, a carefree college student, as he develops feelings for Spoorthi shortly after he begins an internship with a no-nonsense lady, Vijaya Soujanya. He soon discovers that she is connected to his own father and helps Vijaya connect with her roots.
The rest of the story centres on the unexpected changes that take place in the lives as they get to know each other better.
Junior features Kireeti, Sreeleela and Genelia in the lead. It has received mixed reviews with critics praising the performances but panning the ‘outdated’ plot. It remains to be seen whether this affects Junior once the initial buzz fades.
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Junior shows growth on day 2
Kireeti and Sreeleela are in the limelight because of their latest film Junior. It has made a solid impact at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the flick earned Rs 1.65 crore on the second day. This is 10% higher than the Rs 1.5 crore it earned on July 18.
Junior’s Telugu version had an overall occupancy of 25.64% on July 19. The morning shows had an occupancy of 16.9%. The afternoon shows (25.66%) and the evening shows (24.78%) fared decently on this front. However, unsurprisingly, the night shows performed the best. They had an occupancy of 35.17%.
Sreeleela in Junior. | Cr
It recorded its best occupancy in Guntur (51.5%). Junior also got good patronage in markets such as Chennai (30.25%) and Warangal (27.5%). The film, however, didn’t do too well in areas such as Nizamabad (8.5%) and the NCR region (11%)
The Kannada version of Junior, meanwhile, had an overall occupancy of 19.85%. It fared quite well in Tumkur (62.75%). Junior also made an impact in markets such as Raichur (32%) and Manipal (39%).
Here is the day-wise breakdown of Junior
Day 1: Rs 1.50 crore
Day 2: Rs 1.65 crore
The total collection stands at Rs 3.15 crore.
Junior cast and plot explored
Junior is a romantic drama directed by Radha Krishna Reddy in Telugu and Kannada. It revolves around Abhi, a carefree college student, as he develops feelings for Spoorthi shortly after he begins an internship with a no-nonsense lady, Vijaya Soujanya. He soon discovers that she is connected to his own father and helps Vijaya connect with her roots.
The rest of the story centres on the unexpected changes that take place in the lives as they get to know each other better.
Junior features Kireeti, Sreeleela and Genelia in the lead. It has received mixed reviews with critics praising the performances but panning the ‘outdated’ plot. It remains to be seen whether this affects Junior once the initial buzz fades.
For more news and updates from the world of OTT, and celebrities from Bollywood and Hollywood, keep reading Indiatimes Entertainment.