It is also worth noting here that both ‘Varisu’ and ‘Thunivu’ were released on Wednesday, January 11 itself. Of these, ‘Varisu’, where it released only in Tamil on Wednesday, was also released , and Telugu on Friday, January 13. Whereas ‘Thunivu’ has been enthralling the audience since day one in both Tamil and Telugu languages. The condition of both these films is also not very good at the box office, but looking at the situation for the last one year, their earnings are definitely better than the average.
Now the ‘dog’ can only hope for a miracle
The worst condition at the box office is that of ‘Kuttey’. The audience occupancy of this film remained 8-10% on Sunday as well. That is, only 8 to 10 out of 100 seats were seen in cinema halls. The film did a business of just Rs 1 crore on the opening day. On Saturday, the earning increased slightly to 1.20 crores. But on Sunday once again the earning reduced to 1.05 crores. In this way, ‘Kutte’ has done a business of Rs 3.25 crore in its first weekend.
Kuttey Box Office Collection
| friday | first day | Rs 1.00 crore |
| Saturday | second day | Rs 1.20 crore |
| sunday | day 3 | Rs 1.05 crore |
| Source: Box Office India | Net Earnings – | Rs 3.25 crore |
The condition of the ‘dog’ is looking very bad in the morning shows on Monday. Audiences are being found in only 5-6 out of 100 seats in theatres. In such a situation, it is clear that now only a miracle can sail the boat of this film. However, the way the makers of the film did not spend much on promotion before release, or did not promote the film much, it seems that they too are leaving the film with the help of OTT.
‘Vaarisu’ beats ‘Thunivu’ in first weekend
On the other hand, Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Varisu’ and Thala Ajith’s ‘Thunivu’, which hit the theaters on the auspicious occasion of Pongal, are witnessing a fierce clash. Initially it seemed that ‘Thunivu’ would win this race, but now in 5 days ‘Vaarisu’ seems to have the upper hand. Vijay’s film has earned Rs 87.25 crore in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi across the country in 5 days. On Sunday, ‘Warisu’ has done a business of Rs 20 crores, out of which Hindi collection includes Rs 1.55 crores. ‘Warisu’ will definitely join the 100 crore club on Monday. However, it is also worth noting here that ‘Vaarisu’ is earning in three languages, while ‘Thunivu’ is earning in two languages.
Varisu Box Office Collection
| Wednesday | first day | Rs 26.7 crore |
| Thursday | second day | Rs 11.55 crore |
| friday | day 3 | Rs 10.1 crore (In Hindi – 0.70 crore) |
| Saturday | fourth day | Rs 18.4 crore (In Hindi – 1.40 crore) |
| sunday | fifth day | Rs 20.5 crore (In Hindi – 1.55 crore) |
| Source: sacnilk | Net Earnings – | Rs 87.25 crore (In Hindi – 3.65 crore) |
The condition of ‘Warisu’ , is also not very good. However, it definitely fares better than the Bollywood release ‘Kutte’. ‘Warisu’ collected Rs 70 lakh on its first day , on Friday. The earning increased to 1.40 crores on Saturday. While on Sunday, it has collected Rs 1.55 crore , version. In this way, ‘Warisu’ has earned Rs 3.65 crore in the first weekend ,. ‘Kutte’ has earned Rs 3.20 crore in three days. That is, the condition of both the films is more or less the same ,.
Thunivu Box Office Collection
| Wednesday | first day | Rs 24.40 crore |
| Thursday | second day | Rs 11.80 crore |
| friday | day 3 | Rs 8.30 crore |
| Saturday | fourth day | Rs 11.00 crore |
| sunday | fifth day | Rs 11.90 crore |
| Source: sacnilk | Net Earnings – | Rs 67.40 crore |
Thala Ajith i.e. Ajith Kumar’s film ‘Thunivu’ has collected Rs 67.40 crores in its first weekend of 5 days. The film has collected Rs 11.9 crore on Sunday, including Tamil and Telugu languages. Right behind ‘Vaarisu’, but ‘Thunivu’ will also easily become a part of 100 crore club by Wednesday.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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