Karuppu has completed its first week at the Indian box office with a strong total collection of Rs. 129.50 crore approx. The film added around Rs. 9 crore on Thursday, showing a drop of nearly 25 per cent compared to Wednesday. While the decline may appear slightly high, trade experts believe part of it was due to the release of Drishyam 3.
Despite the competition, Karuppu maintained a solid hold during the weekdays. Thursday’s collection remained nearly half of the film’s opening Friday numbers, which is considered a strong performance for a South Indian film.
The film opened with Rs. 19.00 crore on Friday and witnessed major growth over the weekend. Saturday earned Rs. 27.25 crore, while Sunday collected Rs. 31.75 crore. After the weekend, the film continued to perform steadily with Rs. 16.50 crore on Monday, Rs. 14.25 crore on Tuesday and Rs. 11.75 crore on Wednesday before earning Rs. 9 crore on Thursday.
The strongest performance came from Tamil Nadu, where the film remained extremely stable throughout the week. The Thursday collection in the state was around Rs. 6.50 crore approx, making it one of the highest non holiday Thursday collections in Tamil cinema history. The film reportedly moved ahead of Leo and stayed behind only Ponniyin Selvan: I and Vikram in that category.
So far, Karuppu has collected around Rs. 82 crore approx in Tamil Nadu alone and is expected to cross the Rs. 100 crore mark in the state during the second weekend. Reports suggest the film may finish its full theatrical run above Rs. 150 crore in Tamil Nadu.
The movie also performed well in other regions. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana contributed Rs. 20.25 crore, Karnataka added Rs. 14.50 crore and Kerala collected Rs. 10.75 crore. The rest of India contributed around Rs. 2 crore.
For Suriya, Karuppu marks an important comeback after a difficult period at the box office. The film’s success also arrives at a crucial time for the Tamil film industry, which is currently looking for major stars to lead large scale theatrical releases.