- 5. Manmadhan Ambu
Kamal’s back with a comedy; not a rip-roaring laughter ride but Manmadhan Ambu’s comic subtlety borders in on sarcasm. Trisha plays his lead while Sangeetha cracks the audience up every now and then with her shrewd dialogues.
Trade Talk:
The movie is still holding court despite the Pongal releases flooding the box office.
Public Talk:
The dialogues and visuals inside the cruise ship.
No. Weeks Completed: 4
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 27
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 45%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 2,44,749
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 4.62 Crore
4. Ilaignan
Ilaignan is written by the Chief Minister, directed by Suresh Krishna and has Pa. Vijay with Kushboo, Meera Jasmine, Ramya Nambeesan, Namitha, Suman and Vadivelu playing significant roles. Reportedly based on a Russian novel, Ilaignan is also Suresh Krishna's 50th film.
Trade Talk:
Although there is no enthusiastic response in the urban centers, rural centers are providing respite.
Public Talk:
Vidyasagar's music and the fact that the CM can still do projects at the ripe age of 90!
No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 42
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 50%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 3,00,684
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 15 Lakhs
3. Kavalan
Vijay’s Kavalan is the remake of the Malayalam hit Bodyguard; the story of an accidental Bodyguard who gets betrayed in the name of love. Asin looks fresh and slim and Vijay is in his subtle self.
Trade Talk:
Average collections being reported in the release centers what with the publicity being muted, strangely.
Public Talk:
Vijay has finally got a grip of things, fitting into the role of an ordinary hero
No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 221
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 95%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai:Rs.47,90,030
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 1.51 Crore
2. Aadukalam
- The Dhanush and Vetrimaaran team reiterates their earlier victory with Aadukalam; the story of a rustic villager whose main occupation is to breed roosters to compete in rooster fights. Vetrimaaran’s research is flawless and is the backbone of the movie with riveting performances from all its cast members.
Trade Talk:
Unanimously lauded by critics and viewers alike, Aadukalam is proving to be a hit among the pongal releases.
Public Talk:
Tapasee is sure to send a chill down Tamannah and Trisha’s spine!
No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 271
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 90%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 49,07,151
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 1.70 Crore
1. Siruthai
Remake of the Telugu hit Vikramarkudu, Siruthai has Karthi performing double roles for the first time in his career. Tamannah is his arm candy, aimlessly shedding a few clothes in the process.
Trade Talk:
B and C centers are providing business for Siruthai while multiplexes are recording not so enthusiastic collections.
Public Talk:
Karthi sends out signals with Siruthai that he wants to be out and out commercial!
No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 293
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 91%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 62,51,323
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 1.98 Crore
Chennai Box Office Reports Update as on 23rd Jan
ReplyDeleteKavalan – No. of shows : 221
Theatre occupancy : 95%
Collections : Rs. 1.51 Crores
Aadukalam – No. of shows : 271
Theatre occupancy : 90%
Collections : Rs. 1.7 Crores
Siruthai – No. of shows : 293
Theatre occupancy : 91%
Collections : Rs. 1.98 Crores
Kavalan may be 3rd but see the number of shows….Its got 50 shows lesser than aadukalam and 72shows lesser than siruthai…..Theatre Occupancy is Highest for Kaavalan which means almost all theatres are completely full….!! And moreover this is the time when the Family audience start going to watch…So Our Kaavalan will continue to pull the crowds..!!
One more imp thing is this is only in Chennai… Kaavalan is Doing really well outside TamilNadu also whereas the other two are struggling…In Bangalore Kaavalan is screened in almost 15 theatres whereas the other 2 are in 3 theatres each…In Mumbai and Also in the US kaavalan has much more theatres and shows than others…So Fans don be sad after seeing the Chennai collections….!! Family audience is much more than the Mass audience….Kaavalan satisfies both whereas the other 2 are oly for mass….So by the 3rd or 4th week definitely Kaavalan will Overtake the others in chennai box office also….!!
1 more very important statistic is the Kaavalan released 1 and a half days after the other two and still collected 51 lakhs whereas the other two had already reached 69 lakhs …
ReplyDeleteSo there itself those 2 movies got a lead of 18 lakhs over kavalan and then they had more number of shows.. So if we remove the 1st weekend collections then :
Kaavalan : 7 days 1crore
Aadukalam : 7days 1.1 crore
siruthai : 7days 1.3 crore
Despite having so many more shows than Kaavalan the other two movies are ahead over the full week by very small margins of 10 lakhs and 30 lakhs … So Fans definitely no need to worry…. By the 4th week Kaavalan will overtake these two movies and Prove Vijay is the Box Office Winner in the Pongal Race in Chennai also….!! He’s already the winner Outside Chennai :) :)