Siddharth's "Jigarthanda" has done a good business in its opening weekend at the Tamil Nadu box office.
The film minted ₹93 lakh on the first day of its release and witnessed a significant growth in the second and third day. The film fetched in ₹3.45 crore during its first weekend, according to entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai.
The Sidharth starrer is dominating the Chennai box office pushing Dhanush's "Velai Illa Pattathari" to the second spot.
"#Jigarthanda Aug 1 to 3 TN Net = Fri:Rs 93 lakhs + Sat :Rs1.14Cr + Sun :Rs 1.47Cr = Rs 3.54 Cr. Good Opening," Sreedhar Pillai tweeted.
"#ChennaiBoxOffice - Aug 1 to 3. No.5 Sathuranga Vettai, No.4 Kick ,No.3 Sarabham No.2 Velai Illa Pattadhari No.1 Jigarthanda."
The Siddharth-Lakshmi Menon starrer has also fared well in key overseas markets, according to film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
#Jigarthanda has fared very well in key markets. Excellent in USA. Source: Rentrak
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 4, 2014
"Jigarthanda" has minted ₹71.91 lakh ($117,746) from 20 screens in its opening weekend at the US box office, according to Bollywood Hungama. It has outperformed the opening weekend collections of the Telugu film "Run Raja Run," which amounts to ₹67.37 lakh ($110,311).
In the U.K., "Jigarthanda" has earned ₹6.07 lakh (£5,907) from two screens during the debut weekend. It grossed ₹12.86 lakh (A$22,656) from five screens, while its collections from Malaysia stand at ₹5.03 lakh (26,422 Malaysian Ringgit) from nine screens.
"Jigarthanda" has received fantastic reviews from critics, Tamil film celebrities and the audience alike. Positive word of mouth is expected to help the film to perform well in the coming days as well. There are no big releases this Friday (8 August), which is expected to work in favour of "Jigarthanda." The gangster flick is likely to continue its successful run until next Friday (15 August) when Suriya's "Anjaan" hits the screens.
"Jigarthanda" is Siddharth's first release of the year. The actor is on a roll with back-to-back successful films, including "Theeya Velai Seiyanum Kumaru," which released last year. On the other hand, the gangster flick is Lakshmi's third release of the year after "Naan Sigappu Manithan" and "Manjpai."
