Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan -2 Takes Higest Opener of The Year

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan -2 starring Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, had a very good opening day at the worldwide box office.

Although the opening was lower than the first part of the Ponniyin Selvan franchise, it emerged as the highest opener of the year among Tamil films at the worldwide box office, outgrossing Varisu and Thunivu by a good 30 percent margin. The worldwide opening of the film is of Rs 62.31 crores with over 50 percent takings coming from international circuits.

Ponniyin Selvan-2 collected around Rs 28.25 crores gross in India, of which Rs 16.5 crores have come from Tamil Nadu, Rs 2.6 crores have from from AP/Nizam, Rs 3.5 crores from Karnataka, Rs 2.8 crores from Kerala and Rs 2.85 crores from North India. This number may look underwhelming considering that it is a sequel to the second highest Tamil grosser.

The international numbers are extraordinary at over 4 million dollars. Again, they are slightly lower than the first part but the first part literally was the highest opener for a Tamil film internationally. The majority of the collections have come from North America. Australia, New Zealand, UAE-GCC, KSA, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, France and Europe have contributed significantly.