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Vettaiyan, starring Superstar Rajinikanth in the lead along with Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, and others, is in its final legs at the box office. The TJ Gnanavel-directed movie did average business considering Thalaivar’s superstardom. Here’s comparing Vettaiyan box office collection with Rajinikanth’s previous release, Jailer, in respective territories.
The cop action-drama grossed Rs 143.41 crore at the Indian box office in two weeks, Of which Rs 87.15 crore came from Tamil Nadu only. Comparatively, Rajinikanth’s Jailer had collected a massive Rs 409 crore in India and Rs 189 crore at the Kollywood box office.
Vettaiyan could collect Rs 18.30 crore in Karnataka against Jailer’s Rs 63 crore. The movie also fell short in Kerala against the Nelson Dilipkumar directorial, where it collected just Rs 15.15 crore, while Jailer had an impressive run of Rs 57.75 crore.
The Telugu states were a shocker for Vettaiyan, which grossed a mere Rs 16.85 crore. Jailer had a solid run in AP/TS, grossing Rs 84 crore.
Vettaiyan has collected Rs 221.61 crore at the worldwide box office. The movie will add Rs 10 crore more and end its entire theatrical run between Rs 230 crore and Rs 232 crore. Compared to Rajinikanth‘s previous release, Vettaiyan will be an average performer. Though the movie received decent word-of-mouth, its lack of mass moments and hero elevation scenes curtailed its business.
For the record, Jailer had a blockbuster theatrical run and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Tamil movies worldwide. It did a phenomenal business of Rs 607 crore, becoming Rajinikanth’s second most successful movie after 2.0.
Area
Vettaiyan (2 weeks)
Jailer
Tamil Nadu
Rs 87.15 crore
Rs 189 crore
AP/TS
Rs 16.85 crore
Rs 84 crore
Karnataka
Rs 18.30 crore
Rs 63 crore
Kerala
Rs 15.15 crore
Rs 57.75 crore
Rest of India
Rs 5.96 crore
Rs 15.25 crore
India
Rs 143.41 crore
Rs 409 crore
Overseas
Rs 78.20 crore
Rs 198 crore
Worldwide
Rs 221.61 crore
Rs 607 crore
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