Not many films released in Kollywood make a record, some don't even make an impression. But not "Thuppakki".
Not many films released in Kollywood make a record, some don't even make an impression. But not "Thuppakki".
This very stylish film of Vijay, Kajal and Vidyut directed by AR Murugadoss has gone beyond being a mega hit by reaching 100 crores in collection!! AR Murugadoss is the first director to reach this mark in both Kollywood and Bollywood. Kudos to the genius! In Bollywood it was "Ghajini" and now its "Thuppakki" in Kollywood. "At the beginning of the film itself, we had decided it should be a flick that appeals to both mass and class and that it should be the highest grossing Vijay film. Luckily the festival season also helped us. Since the audience's expectations were fulfilled, the movie crossed a 100 crore." said the director.
This Pongal turned sweet for Vijay as he is the second person, after Superstar Rajinikanth, to join the Rs 100 crore club. As the trade is buzzing with this news, the actor is happy too. Says Vijay, “I never look at numbers but my producer and distributors kept updating me on how well the movie was doing and its collections. I am very happy that it crossed the Rs 100 crore mark. This will set the ball rolling for other films in the industry and the movie business here will boom for sure.”
With this flick, director A R Murugadoss becomes the first-ever Kollywood director to enter the Rs 100 crore league in Bollywood and Kollywood. Ask him if he knew the movie would do well and he says, “At the beginning of the film itself, we had decided it should be a flick that appeals to both mass and class and that it should be the highest grossing Vijay film. Luckily the festival season also helped us. Since the audience’s expectations were fulfilled, the movie crossed a Rs 100 crore.”
The producer, Kalaipuli Thanu, says about his movie’s collections, “Thuppakki crossed Rs 100 crore in the first two weeks of the worldwide release of the film. Exhibitors called to tell me that they earned in just a few days what they would have earned in a year with this film. After MGR and Rajinikanth, it is a Vijay film that makes us happy. He ensured that everyone benefited from the film’s success.”
Murugadoss is currently remaking the film in Hindi with Akshay Kumar and as for expectations from that flick, he smiles and says, “Ghajini and Thuppakki were the first to enter the Rs 100 crore club in Bollywood and Kollywood respectively. Now my target is Rs 200 crore with this Akshay Kumar film.”
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ReplyDeleteThe following is WTF list of the all-time highest-grossing Tamil films, by nominal value adjusted for inflation. The biggest worldwide grossers in the history of Tamil film industry are listed below. One film has hit the ₹300 crore (US$54.6 million) mark while 2 films have hit ₹200 crore (US$36.4 million) 4 films have hit the ₹100 crore (US$18.2 million) mark. All figures are worldwide gross figures.
Rank Movie Year Studio(s) Worldwide Gross Distributor Share
(Revenue) Verdict
1 Enthiran 2010 Sun Pictures ₹375 crore (US$68.25 million) ₹225 crore (US$40.95 million) All Time Blockbuster
2 Dasavatharam 2008 Aascar Films ₹250 crore (US$45.5 million) ₹100 crore (US$18.2 million) All Time Blockbuster
3 Billa 2 2012 IN Entertainment ₹202 crore (US$36.76 million) ₹98 crore (US$17.84 million) All Time Blockbuster
4 Thuppakki † 2012 Kalaipuli Films International ₹152 crore (US$27.66 million) ₹95 crore (US$17.29 million) Blockbuster
5 Mankatha 2011 Cloud Nine Movies ₹146 crore (US$26.57 million) ₹82 crore (US$14.92 million) Blockbuster
6 Nanban 2012 Gemini Film Circuit ₹132 crore (US$24.02 million) ₹76 crore (US$13.83 million) Blockbuster
7 Sivaji 2007 AVM Productions ₹128 crore (US$23.3 million) ₹64 crore (US$11.65 million) All Time Blockbuster
8 Maattrraan 2011 Red Giant Movies ₹90 crore (US$16.38 million) ₹45 crore (US$8.19 million) Hit
9 Billa (2007) 2007 Ayngaran International ₹88 crore (US$16.02 million) ₹42 crore (US$7.64 million) All Time Blockbuster
10 Chandramukhi 2005 Sivaji Productions ₹65 crore (US$11.83 million) ₹35 crore (US$6.37 million) Blockbuster
† indicates now running films in theaters.
Best openings in UK
Best Opening in UK Rank Film Year released Gross Screens
1 Enthiran[5] 2010 £ 2,77,918 43
2 Sivaji[6] 2007 £ 2,22,280[7] 12
3 Billa 2 2012 £ 2,20,290 25
4 Thuppaki[8] 2012 £ 1,31,413 17
5 Dasavathaaram 2008 £ 1,26,747[9] 19
6 Mankatha[10] 2011 £ 1,17,846 24
7 Nanban 2012 £ 1,10,383[11] 16
8 7aum Arivu[12] 2011 £ 1,09,954 19
Highest grossing films in UK
Highest-grossers in UK Rank Movie Year Studio(s) Nett Gross in (£)
1 Enthiran 2010 Sun Pictures £ 6,15,966[13]
2 Sivaji 2007 AVM Productions £ 3,91,653[14]
3 Dasavatharam 2008 Aascar Films £ 2,54,388[15]
4 Billa 2 2012 Wide Angle £ 2,14,735[16]
5 Thuppakki 2012 Gemini Film Circuit £ 1,88,838 [17]
6 Mankatha 2011 Cloud Nine Movies £ 1,77,635[18]
7 Nanban 2012 Gemini Film Circuit £ 1,67,524[19]
8 7aum Arivu 2011 Red Giant Movies £ 1,65,976[20]
9 Velayutham 2011 Ayngaran £ 1,59,244[21]
10 Billa (2007) 2007 Ayngaran International £ 1,45,474[22]
Kollywood films in Malaysia
Rank Film Year released Gross Actor
1 Enthiran[23] 2010 USD 3,048,246[24] Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai
2 Sivaji 2007 USD 2,434,852[25] Rajinikanth, Shreya Saran, Vivek
3 Dasavathaaram[26] 2008 USD 1,721,109[27] Kamal Haasan
4 Thuppakki[28] 2012 USD1,691,433 Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal
5 Billa 2[29] 2012 USD1,686,508 Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan
6 Mankatha[30] 2011 USD1,456,618 Ajith Kumar, Arjun, Trisha Krishnan
7 Nanban 2012 USD1,329,428[31] Vijay, Ileana D'Cruz
8 Maattrraan[32] 2012 USD1,124,812 Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal
9 Singam[33] 2010 USD1,104,911 Suriya, Anushka Shetty
10 Kanthaswamy[34] 2009 USD1,077,658 Vikram, Shriya Saran