Ponniyin Selvan Day 5 box office collections; Biz jumps on Tuesday, Fastest to cross 100 crores in Tamil Nadu
Ponniyin Selvan had another phenomenal day at the Indian box office, collecting Rs. 27.50 crores, for a five-day running total of Rs. 165.50 crores approx.
Ponniyin Selvan had another phenomenal day at the Indian box office, collecting Rs. 27.50 crores approx, for a five-day running total of Rs. 165 crores approx. The film saw a 10 per cent jump in collections from Monday, thanks to the Ayudhya Puja holiday. There is another holiday today for Dusshera, which should see collections remaining at high levels. Thursday will be when things return to normalcy, though there may still be some holiday leftover demand in play. The first week for the film will be reaching around Rs. 205-210 crores approx in India.
The box office collections of Ponniyin Selvan at the Indian box office are as follows:
Friday - Rs. 38.50 crores
Saturday - Rs. 35.50 crores
Sunday - Rs. 38.75 crores
Monday - Rs. 25 crores
Tuesday - Rs. 27.50 crores
Total - Rs. 165.25 crores
PS-1 collected Rs. 18.50 crores approx in Tamil Nadu yesterday, crossing the Rs. 100 crores mark in a record pace of five days. It bettered the previous best of seven days taken by Sarkar and Bigil by full two days.
The fastest to Rs. 100 crores mark in Tamil Nadu are listed below:
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 - 5 days
- Sarkar - 7 days
- Bigil - 7 days
- Beast - 8 days
- Vikram - 8 days
- Master - 9 days
- Mersal - 12 days
- Viswasam - 14 days
- Baahubali 2 - 15 days
- 2.0 - 18 days
The film is all set to surpass Vikram in Tamil Nadu and that may happen before the end of the second week. The first week for the film will be around Rs. 130 crores approx and by the end of the second weekend, it can be around Rs. 170-175 crores, leaving just Rs. 7-12 crores to become the biggest grosser in the state, which may happen on next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Outside Tamil Nadu, the film recorded a jump on Tuesday everywhere with exception of Andhra Pradesh where there was a minor drop.
The territorial breakdown for Ponniyin Selvan at the Indian box office is as follows:
Tamil Nadu - Rs. 100.50 crores
AP/TS - Rs. 17.75 crores
Karnataka - Rs. 16.25 crores
Kerala - Rs. 15.25 crores
North India - Rs. 15.50 crores
Total - Rs. 165.25 crores