Samantha's Maa Inti Bangaaram Outsells Rao Bahadur on Day 17, Nears ₹100 Cr

The Telugu box office is witnessing an extraordinary trend that rarely unfolds in theatres. While new releases typically dominate ticket sales during their opening weekend, Samantha Ruth Prabhu 's Maa Inti Bangaaram is continuing to outperform fresh competition even after completing 17 days on the big screen, proving that strong word of mouth can be more powerful than opening-day hype.

Released on June 19 , the B.V. Nandini Reddy directorial has emerged as one of the biggest Telugu successes of 2026. According to the latest BookMyShow data, the film registered an impressive 34.81K ticket bookings in the last 24 hours , comfortably ahead of Satyadev 's newly released Rao Bahadur , which recorded 22.74K bookings despite being in its opening weekend.

The sustained audience interest is also reflected in the box office. On its 17th day , Maa Inti Bangaaram is estimated to have earned around ₹1.81 crore India net , registering a 29.3% jump over Day 16. The film's collections have climbed to an estimated ₹57.91 crore India net , ₹67.11 crore India gross , and ₹92.31 crore worldwide gross , putting it within touching distance of the coveted ₹100 crore worldwide milestone. The film had already witnessed an impressive 86.7% jump on its third Saturday , a clear sign of exceptional audience acceptance.

Adding to its achievements, Maa Inti Bangaaram recently crossed the ₹50 crore Telugu net mark, becoming one of the highest-grossing female-led Telugu films in recent years and reinforcing Samantha's box office pull.

Meanwhile, Rao Bahadur , directed by Venkatesh Maha , released on July 3 and has received appreciation for its unconventional blend of psychological drama, dark comedy and magical realism. The film has collected over ₹8.52 crore worldwide in its first three days and is nearing the ₹5 crore India net mark. Positive word of mouth, including praise from filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma , has helped the film maintain steady momentum over the weekend.

While BookMyShow bookings are not the sole indicator of box office success, they remain a reliable measure of real-time audience interest. For a film in its third week to generate significantly more online ticket bookings than a movie still enjoying its opening weekend is an exceptionally rare occurrence in the Telugu film industry. With Maa Inti Bangaaram now racing toward the ₹100 crore worldwide milestone, its theatrical dream run shows no signs of slowing down.