The Tamil industry witnessed one of the most significant box-office clashes as Vijay’s Varisu and Ajith Kumar starrer Thunivu launched on the same day around Pongal last week. Over the weekend, Vijay’s Varisu took a clear edge over Ajith’s Thunivu globally, even as each film has a neck-to-neck competition at the box office.
After an opening of nine years, Ajith Kumar and Vijay had their movies released on the same day. Despite taking the lead at the Tamil Nadu box office on the first day, Thunivu lost the cause Varisu on the second day.
As in keeping with trade resources, both Varisu and Thunivu have entered the ₹100 crore club at the Indian box- office in its beginning weekend.
Trade analyst Ramesh Bala took to Twitter on Monday to share that both the movies are doing properly inside India. He confirmed both movies had amassed over ₹100 crores at the Indian box office.
#Varisu has entered the ₹ 100 Cr Club at the #India Box office..
However, Varisu has a slight edge over Thunivu at the global box office as the Vijay starrer has clearly outperformed Ajith’s film in key international markets like US, UK, and some other places. In the US, Varisu has already collected over $1 million, while Thunivu is still at $900k.
Varisu and Thunivu released at identical numbers of displays in Tamil Nadu remaining Wednesday.
#Thunivu has entered the ₹ 100 Cr Club at the #India Box office..
Thunivu, a heist mystery, marked the third consecutive collaboration between Ajith, director H. Vinoth and producer Boney Kapoor. The movie also stars Manju Warrier in a vital role. Set generally interior a financial institution; the film revolves around monetary scams and how they influence the general public.
Varisu, which stars Vijay, is a family drama about the youngest son taking on his father’s enterprise empire even managing stiff opposition from his elder brothers. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, the movie also marked Vijay’s debut in Telugu as the film turned into additionally shots within the language along with its Tamil version. The movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Sarath Kumar, Shaam, Srikanth, and Jayasudha in key roles.
