India, Sept. 26 -- The Paradise box office collection day 3 (updated live): Srikanth Odela's The Paradise was one of the most awaited films of the year. Fans were eagerly waiting to see Nani in a different avatar. The action drama was released in theatres on Thursday with paid premieres on Wednesday. The reviews were mostly negative, but the film still went on to shatter the previous records held by Nani.

The star power did not help the film much on Friday. It all depends on how the film performs on the first weekend. Lets take a closer look at the box office performance of the film so far. The film registered a Rs.46.25 crore opening, the highest in Nani's career. It collected Rs.11.60 crore from evening premieres alone on Thursday and ...