'Lion' emerged as 2nd Best in terms of openings in the glorious career of Nandamuri Balakrishna. Inspite of mixed talk and poor publicity, Day 1 figures were more than pleasing and it's a positive trend. If the good show continues for two more days, First Weekend share will surpass Rs 10 crore in AP & Nizam alone.

For Break-Even, 'Lion' has to collect anything more than Rs 25 crore in the poor run. It's a tough target to achieve given the pretty average word-of-mouth.

Lion First Day Collections (Share):

Nizam: Rs 1.51 Crore

Ceded:  Rs 1.25 Crore

Uttar Andhra: Rs 49.13 lakh

Guntur: Rs 65 lakh

Krishna Rs 44.76 lakh

East: Rs 44 lakh

West: Rs 45 lakh

Nellore: Rs 33.19 lakh

Lion AP & Nizam First Day Collections: Rs 5.57 Crore