India, June 7 -- Peddi worldwide box office collection day 3: The controversy around Janhvi Kapoor's depiction in the new sports drama, Peddi, has not hurt the film's box-office prospects at all. On its third day in theatres, the film saw a jump in collections as the weekend began. This took its worldwide collections close to Rs.200 crore, raising hopes for a solid lifetime run for the Ram Charan-starrer.

The Buchi Babu Sana directorial collected Rs.18.50 crore net from paid previews on Wednesday, adding Rs.51 crore on Thursday, its release day. The film then added Rs.26 crore on Friday and Rs.28.85 crore net on Saturday. This has taken the film's domestic haul to an impressive Rs.125.25 crore net ( Rs.150 crore gross) after three days. ...