It was something that exceeded the expectations of producers themselves as it spanned a huge collection of Rs 2.5Crores on the first couple of days after release.
The film was released in Andhra Pradesh in half the theatres of ‘Magadheera’ (this Telugu film is considered is considered as the biggest grosser of Telugu film industry during this decade) and has witnessed the equal collection.
Producer Allu Sirish of Geetha Arts (son of producer Allu Aravind and Brother Allu Arjun, who produced 'Magadheera') has said in twitter , "Mankatha 1st week collected as much as Magadheera in AP with less than 50% screens. Thanks to Govt non interference in ticket pricing.."