After a niche of over two years, fans finally got a likelihood to see Ajith Kumar on the massive screen. His Vidaamuyarchi arrived in theatres today with celebrations at several places, and the reports from Tamil Nadu were impressive throughout the day. Nevertheless, outside Tamil Nadu, the response was not on top of things, which impacted the day 1 collection a bit. Keep reading to know what early trends on the Indian box office suggest!
As we reported earlier, the advance booking was superb, and all eyes were set on the performance in over-the-counter ticket sales. If there had been unanimously positive reactions amongst critics and audiences, the film would have picked up brilliantly through spot bookings. Unfortunately, from the primary few shows, mixed word-of-mouth spread like wildfire, impacting the general potential.
Within the morning shows, Vidaamuyarchi kicked off its journey with a incredible occupancy of 59% on average throughout the country. In afternoon shows, it went as much as 60%. Shockingly, there was no jump within the evening shows. Quite the opposite, the occupancy dropped to 55%, lower than the morning shows. While the reports for night shows are yet to return, it’s learned that the film hasn’t improved much in night shows.
Going by solid occupancy throughout the day, on average, and no competition, Vidaamuyarchi has closed its day 1 at 23-25 crore net on the Indian box office. It is a really good number but much lower than what we predicted in our opening-day prediction report. Since Ajith Kumar got here after such an extended gap, a start of over 30 crores looked ideal. Nonetheless, the film has pulled off a great start.
The Ajith Kumar starrer is already the most important Kollywood opener of 2025, beating Madha Gaja Raja. For the unversed, Madha Gaja Raja earned 3 crores on day 1. As in comparison with it, Ajith’s film has raked in 666-733% higher collection, which is crazy.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers haven’t been independently verified by Koimoi.
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