India, June 9 -- The much-awaited pan-Indian sports drama Peddi, starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor, has sort of completed its fifth day in theaters with a blend of really strong box office numbers and mixed audience reactions. Directed by Buchi Babu Sana, the film has already passed a few major milestones in a short time, and the global earnings are now inching close to some impressive heights, you know.

By the end of its first Monday, the worldwide collection was at around Rs.248.92 crore, kind of just shy of that Rs.300 crore mark. While the movie keeps pulling in steady crowds in theaters, the way it's going so far shows a dual picture: there's solid fan support on one side, and on the other side, people are talking more and more ...