Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Sep 02nd 2011 to Sep 04th 2011

5. Deiva Thirumagal

Vikram never gets tired of taking on new challenges! Deiva Thirumagal is proof enough.

Trade Talk:
50 days on, it is still steady.

Public Talk:
We did not see Vikram in the movie, only Krishna.

No. Weeks Completed: 7
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 42
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 35%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 2,20,143
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 7.18 Crore

Verdict: Above Average

4. Rowthiram

Jiiva is the angry young man and his fury is unleashed on screen. Quite a spectacle, it should have been, but sadly falls short.

Trade Talk:
The Jiiva momentum generated from Ko has certainly helped!

Public Talk:
We liked the young man from Ko a lot better.

No. Weeks Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 54
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 55%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 5,30,920
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 2.67 Crore

Verdict: Average

3. Yuvan Yuvathi

A contemporary youth subject replete with dollar dreams, romance and conflict of opinions with dad.

Trade Talk:
What do you expect? 5 days of free theatrical run and then Mankatha arrives. Even the week before everyone was waiting for the big one.

Public Talk:
Bharath, please plan your releases. We know that sometimes you cannot help it. But, walking straight into one of the biggest movies of the year does not help at all.

No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 81
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 60%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 8,23,563
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 97 Lakhs

Verdict: Average opening


2. Kanchana

Horror and humor; not familiar companions. But, Lawrence has brought them together effectively to give us a new experience.

Trade Talk:
This is better than we thought!

Public Talk:
Why is Devadarshini seen so sparingly in Tamil cinema?

No. Weeks Completed: 6
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 87
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 70%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 9,78,213
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 4.86 Crore

Verdict: Hit

1. Mankatha

Biggest release of the year thus far; Sun Pictures; Thala 50; Ajith in a full fledged bad-man character; Action King; Yuvan’s music – things don’t get bigger. It looks like a juggernaut at the moment.

Trade Talk:
You know about Ajith’s openings. And, if the response is anything to go by, this one is in for a long run.

Public Talk:
Thala Pola Varuma.

No. Days Completed: 5
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 774
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 95%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 1,79,35,278

Verdict: Grand Opening