 Bommarillu was released worldwide with 72 prints . Owing to the success of the film , the number of reels grew to about hundred . It collected a distributors share of ₹ 5 crore in its opening week in India . Released in six major metros in the United States , the film collected $ 73 @,@ 200 ( then approximately ₹ 0 @.@ 3 crore ) within the first four days of screening . A September 2006 survey done in the United States by a popular entertainment portal revealed that the film was watched by an Indian expatriate population of 65 @,@ 000 , which generated a revenue of ₹ 3 crore at that time . A cumulative gross revenue for the film was reported to be as ₹ 25 crore including ₹ 3 @.@ 5 crore from overseas , the largest for any Telugu film at that time . 
