Even in the absence of any new releases this weekend, Rajinikanth’s newest film Vettaiyan has been experiencing a declining trend. After performing brilliantly in the first week, Vettaiyan continuously declined at the box office. The movie buffs were expecting that the film’s biz will grow in Week 3 as no major film is releasing before Diwali, offering an empty ground to Vettaiyan to run for a few more days.
Key Takeaways
- Vettaiyan is a Tamil action drama film which is directed by TJ Gnanavel and bankrolled by Subaskaran Allirajah.
- It has an amazing star cast lineup featuring Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, and Manju Warrier.
- Vettaiyan was released in theaters on October 10, 2024, at the festival of Vijayadasami.
- This film has collected Rs 143.37 crore so far at the Indian box office.
Superstar Rajinikanth is known for delivering commercial hits which he also proved with his previous release Jailer. However, his newest film could not create the same magic at the box office and remained underperforming as per the standard of Rajinikanth. Despite not performing as per the standard of Rajinikanth, Vettaiyan has racked up a decent box office collection in India. Therefore, this film can not be labeled as flop but it can be said Vettaiyan is an average film. However, the film received positive feedback from the critics and audience as the actors delivered standout performances. In contrast to the star-studded cast lineup of Vettaiyan, the fans had quite high expectations from this film. Therefore, everyone is keen about the box office collection of Vettaiyan.
The interest of movie buffs was further increased when they heard that no major film was occupying the cinemas this week which eventually offered a free run to Vettaiyan for one more week. Therefore, Vettaiyan was expected to gain some momentum in the third week but the film’s biz seems to keep declining with every passing day. The moviegoers are no longer interested in buying tickets to Vettaiyan at the box office. As the film has not shown any sign of an upward trend at the box office for the past few days, the lifetime box office collection of Rajinikanth’s 2024 release is anticipated around Rs 150 crore in India.
Today is the 18th day of Vettaiyan at the box office and it has done the business of Rs 0.03 crore by the time of publishing this article. According to box office tracker Sacnilk, Vettaiyan collected Rs 19.25 crore in its second week while its collection was Rs 122.15 crore in the first week. There is a huge drop in the box office numbers of Vettaiyan in Week 1 and Week 2. The biz is seemingly further declining in Week 3 as the film has collected only around Rs 2 crore. Its third week started on Day 16 at the box office, when it did the business of Rs 0.8 crore. On its third Saturday, Vettaiyan’s business was Rs 1.14 crore at the Indian box office. As of now, the total box office collection of Vettaiyan is Rs 143.37 crore reported by Indian box office tracker Sacnilk.
After performing well in its first week and exceptionally well in its first weekend, Vettaiyan loosened its grip at the ticket counters and witnessed a huge drop in the box office numbers in Week 2 and Week 3 as well.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Vettaiyan also stars Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in the role of DGP Sathyadev Bramhadutt Pande.
- The supporting cast of the film is graced by talented actors like Dushara Vijayan, Sabumon Abdusamad, Rohini, Ramesh Thilak, Kishore, Rao Ramesh, Rakshan, GM Sundar, and Abhirami.
- B Kiruthika takes the credit for writing the film and Anirudh Ravichander for the BGM and a special appearance in the Manasilaayo song.