India, June 6 -- Peddi worldwide box office collection day 2: Ram Charan's sports drama, Peddi, hit the screens on Thursday to largely positive reviews. The Buchi Babu Sana directorial had a strong start at the box office of Ram's star power, giving the actor his best solo start. On Saturday, the film saw an expected dip in collections but remained strong, inching towards the Rs.100 crore mark in India and crossing the Rs.150 crore mark worldwide.

Peddi collected Rs.18.50 crore net from paid previews on Wednesday, adding Rs.51 crore on Thursday, its release day. This gave the film a start of Rs.69.50 crore, a record for Ram Charan. The only film of his that did better was SS Rajamouli's two-hero epic RRR, which also featured Jr NTR. On F...