New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Dude Box Office Collection Day 1: Pradeep Ranganathan's new film, Dude, is now out in theatres. Starring Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju in the lead, the film arrived right before the Diwali holiday season. The Tamil film, also available in Telugu, saw a better opening business than the actor-director's previous release, Dragon ( Rs.6.5 crore).

According to the industry tracker, Sacnilk, Dude raked in Rs.10 crore net in India on day 1.

The film is Ranganathan's fourth release as an actor.

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The film, originally in Tamil, saw 48.85% occupancy across theatres on Friday. While the morning shows had the weakest bookings with about 33.94% occupancy, the afternoon shows saw an improvement with 45.7...