India, Sept. 26 -- The Paradise worldwide box office collection day 2: Srikanth Odela's Nani-starrer The Paradise was released in theatres on Thursday with paid premieres on Wednesday evening. The film saw a dip in collections on Friday after opening to lukewarm reviews. Nonetheless, the film grossed Rs.97 crore worldwide in two days, beating the lifetime collection of films such as Karthik Subbaraj's Retro and Mani Ratnam's Thug Life. (Also Read: Ratings and reviews for The Paradise disabled on BookMyShow after Nani claimed they weren't targeting 'genuine reviews')

The Paradise's producers claimed that the film had grossed Rs.88 crore worldwide on its opening day. Trade analysts, however, put the opening figure at around Rs.76 crore for...