New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Mahavatar Narsimha Box Office Collection Day 18: Ashwin Kumar directorial mythological animated movie saw 77.66 drop in earnings on third Monday after strong weekend. Portraying the powerful tales of Lord Vishnu's third and fourth avatars, the Sandalwood film emerged as the highest-grossing Indian animated film but now it seems to be losing momentum amid new releases.

'Mahavatar Narsimha' raked in Rs.5.25 crore net in India on third on August 12, according to film industry tracker Sacnilk. Produced under the banner Kleem Productions, the animated movie did a business of Rs.174.9 crore net at the domestic box office during its 18-day run in theatres.

On its opening day, it collected Rs.1.75 crore net in India, which...