India, May 1 -- HIT 3 box office collection day 1: Sailesh Kolanu's third instalment in his HIT (Homicide Intervention Team) series, HIT: The Third Case, was released in theatres on May 1. According to Sacnilk, the film starring Nani, Srinidhi Shetty and Prateik Smita Patil has collected Rs.18 crore net in India on its opening day. (Also Read: HIT The Third Case movie review: Blood-soaked Nani steals the show in this gory fest that could've been better)

The trade website reports that HIT 3 collected Rs18.18 crore net in India on its opening day. The film had a strong 87.82% Telugu occupancy, with the afternoon shows registering 92.37%.

This is one of Nani's biggest openings, coming close to Dasara (2023), which collected Rs.23.2 crore o...