The Ilayathalapathy Vijay-starrer, "Theri," has ended its first weekend at the worldwide box office on a positive note. While its performance at the domestic box office is just above average, the Tamil movie has done exceptionally well at the overseas centres.
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In its first four days, the movie has raked in Rs. 85.36 crore. While "Theri" has earned Rs. 51.42 crore from India, it has minted Rs. 33.94 crore [It is estimated collection and final figures may vary] from international centres, claims Andhra Box Office.
"Theri" had collected Rs. 28.96 crore worldwide on the first day. But the collections witnessed a huge drop at the domestic centres the following day, although the business picked up on Saturday and Sunday. However, in the international centres, the Vijay-starrer remained strong. The movie enjoyed good occupancies throughout the first weekend in the U.S., U.K., Australia and France.
In fact, "Theri" has broken Vijay's previous record in the U.S. "#Theri crosses #Kaththi to become highest grossing Vijay film in USA. USA gross $632K and North America gross over $900K as of Sunday night," ATMUS Entertainment tweeted.
"Theri," which stars Vijay, Samantha and Amy Jackson, is written and directed by Atlee Kumar and produced by Kalaipuli S Dhanu.
Following is the area-wise break-up of the first weekend collections of "Theri:"
Area | Collection |
Chennai | Rs. 3.96 crore |
North & South Arcot | Rs. 4.10 crore |
Coimbatore | Rs. 10.20 crore |
Madurai | Rs. 3.97 crore |
Trichy & Thanjavur | Rs. 4.30 crore |
Salem | Rs. 3.98 crore |
Tirunelveli- Kanyakumari | Rs. 2.36 crore |
Chengalpet (Limited Screens | Rs. 2.10 crore |
Tamil Nadu Total Collection | Rs. 35.32 crore |
Outside TN | |
Kerala | Rs. 6.60 crore (Nett. business: Rs. 5.50 crore) |
Karnataka | Rs. 5.05 crore (Nett. business: Rs. 4.05 crore) |
Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 2.00 crore (Nett. business: Rs. 1.75 crore) |
Nizam | Rs. 1.20 crore (Nett. business: Rs. 1.00 crore) |
Rest of India | Rs.1.25 crore (Nett. business: Rs. 86 lakh) |
Overseas Centres [It is estimated collection and final figures may vary] | |
U.S./Canada | Rs. 6.15 crore |
U.K. | Rs. 2.62 crore |
Australia | Rs. 1.57 crore |
France | Rs. 1.60 crore |
Estimated collection from rest of the world | Rs. 22 crore |
Worldwide Total : Rs. 85.36 crore |
[1 lakh = 100,000 | 1 crore = 10 million | 100 crore = 1 billion]