The Paradise has US shows; the $600K has footnotes
Cinemark confirms advance bookings for Nani’s Telugu film. The bigger North America numbers remain claims, not audited receipts.
The Paradise is listed for US shows, while larger pre-sales figures remain unaudited claims.
The Paradise has a confirmed US theatrical route, even if its pre-sales publicity has travelled faster than the paperwork. Cinemark lists the Telugu film with English subtitles for September 24, 2026, with first scheduled shows on September 23 and advance tickets available. The listing also shows an NR rating and a three-hour runtime. [1]
Reports have put North American premiere pre-sales at $480,000, then roughly $600,000–$610,000. Those figures are attributed to trade reporting and a tracking source, not to an audited box-office statement. One report cited 24,255 tickets across 505 US locations and 1,208 shows, but the underlying data was not independently available. [2][3][4]
The distributor, Prathyangira Cinemas, has promoted the film as the fastest Telugu release to cross $100,000 in North American premiere pre-sales. That record claim has no public comparison table or audit behind it. Cinemark has supplied the booking details. The publicity department is still waiting for its ledger.