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Varisu had an extraordinary Monday at the box office, collecting Rs. 23 crores approx, which takes its total box office collection in India to Rs. 125 crores in six days. The Monday numbers of the film are similar to that of Saturday, though that has come to be due to the holiday period, but Saturday was already a huge number, to repeat the same on Monday is an extraordinary feat.

The film collected Rs. 16 crores approx in Tamil Nadu yesterday, which puts its six days total in the state at Rs. 81 crores approx. Yesterday was the day after Pongal, which is typically the best day for the box office during the Pongal holiday period in Tamil Nadu, though coming off Sunday, it would have been acceptable if the film had a minor drop even but the film saw a huge turnover in the smaller centres across the state, with many recording their best day since release. Today is the last day of the official holiday period in Tamil Nadu, though there will be some holiday leftover boost in some areas for a couple of days. 

The box office collections of Varisu at the Indian box office are as follows:

Wednesday – Rs. 29.75 crores

Thursday – Rs. 12 crores

Friday – Rs. 12 crores

Saturday – Rs. 23 crores

Sunday – Rs. 25.50 crores

Monday – Rs. 23 crores

Total – Rs. 125.25 crores

The film also had a strong day in the Telugu states, with Andhra Pradesh recording the best day since release, while Telangana which had a lesser holiday impact on Monday, also held strongly. The film has grossed Rs. 15 crores in Telugu states so far and should comfortably become Vijay’s biggest grosser there.

Karnataka and Kerala also held well, depending on how they perform in the second week, the final number could be a pretty good sum. After the first Thursday and Friday, these two looked like massive underperformers, but the last three days had a good turnaround. 

The territorial breakdown for the box office collections of Varisu in India is as follows:

Tamil Nadu – Rs. 81 crores

Karnataka – Rs. 10.75 crores

Kerala – Rs. 10.50 crores

AP/TS – Rs. 15 crores

Rest of India – Rs. 8 crores

Total – Rs. 125.25 crores

Varisu blasted off with nearly $7.50 million (Rs. 61 crores) overseas in its five-day extended weekend. Combined with Rs. 102 crores in India, the worldwide box office gross stands at Rs. 163 crores through Sunday. The overseas performance is more or less similar to other Vijay films, with some markets doing better, while some a bit under. 

In the first two days, the numbers did feel a bit low as the first day was affected by last-minute release date changes in most markets while Thursday being a weekday was slow. On Friday the film was back to collecting big numbers and then Saturday also posted good growth as well. The film did big numbers in Vijay’s typical strongholds of Europe whether it was the UK (highest-grossing film for the actor here in just 5 days) or France or the smaller markets like Norway, Belgium, Poland, etc. North America, Malaysia and Singapore also did well. The big underperformance came from UAE-GCC, where it had one of the lowest starts for a Vijay starrer in recent times.

The territorial breakdown for the overseas box office collections of Varisu is as follows:

North America – $1,425,000

Middle East – $1,350,000

Australia / New Zealand – $390,000

Singapore – $650,000

Malaysia – $1,100,000

Sri Lanka – $200,000

United Kingdom – $815,000

France – $450,000

Rest of Europe – $850,000

Rest of World – $250,000

Total – $7,500,000 (Rs. 60.75 crores)

Thunivu recorded the career-best start for Ajith overseas, with many markets emerging as his highest-grosser ever in just five days. The film grossed $4.80 million (Rs. 39 crores) approx in the first five days, which gives it a worldwide total of Rs. 117 crores. The film crossed full run numbers of Ajith’s previous release Valimai over the weekend and will soon become his highest-grosser ever internationally. 

The territorial breakdown for the overseas box office collections of Thunivu is as follows:

North America – $1,000,000

Middle East – $1,075,000

Australia / New Zealand – $190,000

Singapore – $525,000

Malaysia – $900,000

Sri Lanka – $110,000

United Kingdom – $300,000

France – $220,000

Rest of Europe – $350,000

Rest of World – $100,000

Total – $4,775,000 (Rs. 39 crores)