- Ponniyin Selvan had a remarkable debut at the box office, earning $5 million (about 40.50 crores of rupees) on FridayIincluding $1.10 million in North American previews on Thursday.
- With the Rs. 39 crores earned on the first day of release in India added up, the global box office take is currently at around Rs. 79.50 crores.
After Kabali, which earned $6 million including previews, the foreign debut for a Kollywood film is the second best ever, even if in many places that was practically two days of business. A like-for-like comparison would put PS-daily I’s business across all markets at $3.90 million vs Kabali’s $4.40 million. Even there, PS-I is on level with or ahead in several markets while Kabali leads in just one, namely North America. Kabali turned out to be a very frontloaded affair because PS-I can make up to $12 million while its weekend only managed to reach $10 million.
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With $2.20 million through Friday, North America is the film’s biggest market, giving it the second-best industry start behind Kabali. The movie had the biggest opening day in the business in Australia and the United Kingdom, earning A$400K and £250K respectively. According to where the actual land is, Malaysia went above MYR 2 million for the first day. This could also be the country with the biggest start.
Ponniyin Selvan’s international box office receipts are broken down by region as follows:
North America – $2,225,000
Middle East – $900,000
Malaysia – $550,000
Singapore – $250,000
Australia/New Zealand – $300,000
United Kingdom – $280,000
France – $125,000
Europe – $250,000
Worldwide – $120,000
Total – $5,000,000 (Rs. 40.50 crores)
