Raghava Lawrence yet again proves how good he is at drawing crowds to theaters with a blend of humour & horror in equal proportions and using the same template again & again.

Just alike the Tamil version 'Kanchana 2', Telugu dubbed 'Ganga - Muni 3' took the Box Office by storm on Friday. What's special about it is this Horror-Comedy is that it only next to Rajinikanth's 'Lingaa', Shankar's 'I' and almost double than Suriya's biggest opener.

Trade Pundits say, 'Ganga' is sensational on Day 1 irrespective of the territory and the delay in 'Uttama Villain' release came in handy. Even on Day 2, The collections were rock steady as the Morning & Noon shows have run with packed houses. First Weekend figures could be huge (Rs 8.5 crore approx in Telugu states alone) and might even get break even (Rs 17 crore) within 7 Days.

Ganga Day 1 AP & Nizam Collections: Rs 3.55 Crore (Break Up - Nizam: 1.1 Crore, Ceeded: 75 Lakh, UA: 29 Lakh, East: 29.90 Lakh, West: 26 Lakh, Krishna: 28.29 Lakh, Guntur: 39 Lakh, Nellore: 18 Lakh).