Warisu earned over $7.50 million (Rs 62 crore) overseas in its five-day extended weekend. combined with Rupee. 102 crores in India, worldwide box office gross of Rs. 164 crores till Sunday. The overseas performance was more or less similar to other Vijay films, with some markets performing better, while others slightly less.
On the first two days, the numbers felt a bit low as the first day was affected by last-minute release date changes in most markets while Thursday was a slow weekday. The film returned in huge numbers on Friday and then registered a decent growth on Saturday as well. The film opened to huge numbers in the typical bastions of Europe’s conquests, be it the UK (the highest grossing film for the actor here in just 5 days) or France or smaller markets like Norway, Belgium, Poland, etc. North America, Malaysia and Singapore also performed well. The big underperformance came from UAE-GCC, where it had the lowest opening for the Vijay starrer in recent times.
The regional break-up for Warisu’s overseas box office collection is as follows:
North America – $1,425,000
Middle East – $1,350,000
Australia / New Zealand – $390,000
Singapore – $625,000
Malaysia – $1,200,000
Sri Lanka – $200,000
United Kingdom – $815,000
France – $450,000
Rest of Europe – $850,000
Rest of the World – $250,000
Gross – $7,550,000 (Rs 62 crore)
thunivu A career-best opening was registered for Ajith overseas, with multiple markets becoming his highest grosser till date in just five days. The film grossed approximately $4.80 million (Rs 39 crore) in the first five days, taking its worldwide total to Rs. 117 crores. The film has crossed the entire run number of Ajith’s previous release valimai over the weekend and would soon become his highest-grossing film of all time internationally.
The regional break-up for Thunivu’s overseas box office collection is as follows:
North America – $1,000,000
Middle East – $1,075,000
Australia / New Zealand – $190,000
Singapore – $515,000
Malaysia – $925,000
Sri Lanka – $110,000
United Kingdom – $300,000
France – $220,000
Rest of Europe – $350,000
Rest of the World – $100,000
Gross – $4,785,000 (Rs. 39 crores)
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