‘Dragon’ box office collections day 17: Pradeep Ranganathan’s film nears Rs 91 cr mark with strong weekend surge

Pradeep Ranganathan’s comedy entertainer ‘Dragon’ continues its impressive run at the box office, edging closer to the Rs 100 crore mark. The film, which audiences have well received, earned Rs 3 crore on its seventeenth day, taking its total India net collection to Rs 90.90 crore across all languages.


According to early estimates from the Sacnilk website, ‘Dragon’ witnessed a strong third weekend, particularly on Saturday, when it saw a significant 78.05% jump from Friday’s collections. The film earned Rs 3.65 crore on its sixteenth day, followed by Rs 3 crore on its seventeenth day. The Tamil version continues to dominate, contributing the bulk of the earnings, while the Telugu version maintains a steady performance.



The film had an impressive first week, collecting Rs 50.3 crore. In its second week, it added Rs 31.9 crore, showing a drop of 36.58%, but still maintaining solid hold. The third weekend saw renewed momentum, pushing the film closer to the ₹91 crore milestone.

On Sunday, March 9, ‘Dragon’ recorded an overall Tamil occupancy of 28.87%, with the highest turnout in the afternoon shows (39.24%). The evening and night shows saw slightly lower occupancy at 31.63% and 24.20%, respectively. The Telugu version registered an overall occupancy of 16.95%, with the afternoon shows leading at 20.64%. ETimes review for the film reads, “Just like in OMK, Raghavan finds an amazing friend and lover in Keerthi (Anupama Parameswaran), who goes out of her way to keep him happy. But Dragon highlights that sometimes a missed chance is a missed chance. From the rainy nights hinting at a change to second chances and college friendships, both frames and characters remind you of the director's debut outing, which works organically for his sophomore venture. Even the famous “Idhu ungallukku sonna puriyaadhu sir” dialogue makes a cameo. Apart from these, you also get hat tips to Premam, Simbu, and other films and actors, adding flavour to the comedy sequences.”

With strong weekend trends, ‘Dragon’ is expected to continue its steady run in the coming days.