Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada
Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada US box office collection: Nikhil's film beats record of Karthikeya. Pictured: Ekkadiki Pothavu ChinnavadaTwitter

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada (EPC) has got a brilliant opening and made a decent collection at the US box office in two days. The movie has beaten the collection record of Nikhil's hit film Karthikeya in the country.

Nirvana Cinemas acquired the overseas distribution rights of Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada and released it in 90 screens in North America. Its bosses tweeted: "The Wait is Over! Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is hitting the screens on 17th Nov in USA across 90+ Theaters. Watch this entertaining thriller in Big Screens near you. For detailed Theater List and Showtimes, please click on the link."

The Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel and Nandita Swetha-starrer opened to good response in the premiere shows on Thursday night. Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada collected $24,169 at the US box office in preview shows. Idlebrain Jeevi tweeted: "#EkkadikiPothavuChinnavada starts off with a decent $24,169 in USA with premieres. Expected to have a strong weekend! @actor_Nikhil."

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada got a good response on Friday and collected $94,732 at the US box office on the first and its total stands at $118,901. Idlebrain Jeevi tweeted: "#EkkadikiPothavuChinnavada collects $94,732 on Friday in USA and total gross is $118,901. Pretty good! what's your guess for weekend?"

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada showed growth in its collection and surpassed $200,000 mark at the US box office on its second day. It has broken the record of Karthikeya, which collected $123,512 at the US box office in the first weekend. The bosses of Nirvana Cinemas tweeted: "#EkkadikiPothavuChinnavada now officially crosses @actor_Nikhil previous highest grosser #Karthikeya. Marching towards a Million. $200k+ now."

Due to high demand, the distributors have added additional showtimes in Seattle and Washington on Sunday. Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is excited to do well and cross $400,000 mark at the US box office in the first weekend. Andhra Box Office tweeted: "#EkkadikiPothavuChinnavada Is set for a $400K weekend in USA. Huge for the moderate costs involved!."

The bosses of Nirvana Cinemas ‏are all thrilled over the response for Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada and they could not stop thanking the film unit and audience. They tweeted: "Tremendous rspons all across US Thanks to @actor_Nikhil @Nanditasweta @directorvianand n team n thanks overseas crowd 4 encourag good movies."