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Box Office: Ajith Kumar's Valimai nears 50 crores worldwide opening day
Valimai debuted at the Indian box office with Rs. 35.50 crores approx opening day on Thursday. The first day numbers are the highest ever for Ajith Kumar and his first to go over Rs. 25 crores. Previously 2017 release Vivegam was his biggest opener with Rs. 23 crores. Overall, the opening day is the sixth biggest ever for a Kollywood film just behind 2.0, Sarkar, Kabali, Master and Bigil.
The majority of business for the film came from Tamil Nadu where it took an excellent start, recording the biggest non-holiday and second-biggest opening day of all time, with Rs. 28 crores. The film took the all-time opening day record in the two biggest circuits of the state, Chengalpat and Coimbatore. Our detailed box office take on Tamil Nadu opening day can be read here and for the top opening days in the state click here. Outside Tamil Nadu, Karnataka performed best with Rs. 3 crores approx opening day. There were also two dubbed versions of the film released in Telugu and Hindi, the latter having shows starting from 6 PM yesterday. Both couldn’t really get going with the Telugu version earning roughly Rs. 2.50 crores in AP/TS while the Hindi did Rs. 25-30 lakhs approx.
The film grossed another $1.40 million (Rs. 11 crores) overseas, including Wednesday previews at places. That amounts to a worldwide total of Rs. 46.50 crores at end of Thursday, just shy of Rs. 50 crores. It recorded the best start for an Ajith starrer in Singapore, Gulf and Australia, while Malaysia had a fair start. A $4 million opening weekend can be expected from this starting point.
The territorial breakdown for worldwide collections of Valimai is as follow:
Tamil Nadu - Rs. 28 crores
Karnataka - Rs. 3 crores
AP/TS - Rs. 2.50 crores
Kerala - Rs. 1.10 crore
Rest of India - Rs. 90 lakhs
India - Rs. 35.50 crores approx
North America - $250K
Gulf - $600K
Asia - $400K
Oceania - $55K
UK - $60K
Europe and Rest - $100K
Overseas - $1.47 million (Rs. 11 crores)
Worldwide - Rs. 46.50 crores
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