‘Thug Life’ Box Office Collection Day 9 (Live): Kamal Haasan starrer Battle Hard | Tamil film news
‘Thug Life’, directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan, was released in theaters with high expectations. The filmmaker’s signature was marketed as a high-octane action thriller, and the film brought a contingent of stellar artists including Silambanson, Trisha, Jujo George and more. AR Rahman’s massive score and striking scenes of Ravi’s Chandran raised significant expectations for action drama. Although the reviews were mixed, some welcomed the grand vision of the film and the magnetic screen appearance of Kamal Haasan, while others found the story unsatisfactory and not emotionally connected.Start a blockbuster on opening dayThe film was opened for ₹ 15.5 crore on 1 day 1 day in languages, operated by the Tamil version on a large scale, which earned of 13.35 crores according to Sacnilk. While it marked one of the strongest opening for the film Kamal Haasan in recent years, there was a decline in later days. On Friday, there was a decline of more than ₹ ₹ 7.15 crore on 50%, followed by a minor recovery on Saturday ₹ 7.75 crore and ₹ 6.5 crore on Sunday. The total collection for the weekend came close to 37 crores, showing early signs of stress despite a promising start.Workday struggle continues‘Thug Life’ could not maintain its weekend speed during the week. Monday’s collection increased to ₹ 2.3 crore, after which ₹ 1.8 crore on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, and ₹ 1.22 crore and ₹ 1.21 crores were recorded respectively, causing the total collection to ₹ 43.43 crore. On 9 days (second Friday), the film collected only ₹ 0.16 crore, which was the total cumulative ₹ 43.52 crore. The decline with Tamil shows just 12% average on Friday, suggesting that the film could be close to the end of its dramatic run.Target for inheritance more than numbersWhile ‘Thug Life’ may not have maintained its early box office promises, the film is still standing as a bold experiment in mainstream Tamil cinema.
