Good Bad Ugly worldwide box office collection day 1: Ajith Kumar rewrites record books with his first ₹50+ crore opening

Good Bad Ugly worldwide box office collection day 1: Ajith Kumar's action entertainer is estimated to have grossed over ₹50 crore.

Updated on: Apr 11, 2025, 17:16:32 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Good Bad Ugly worldwide box office collection day 1: Superstar Ajith Kumar is back and how. The actor was considered one of the top three stars in Tamil cinema till a few years ago when he voluntarily reduced his workload and focussed more on travelling and GP racing. But 2025 was meant to be his 'comeback'. Vidaamuyarchi may not have been able to do that, but Good Bad Ugly has brought superstar Ajith back to Kollywood. The film has registered the first ₹50+ crore opening for the star. (Also read: Good Bad Ugly box office collection day 1: Ajith Kumar, the superstar, makes triumphant return with career-best opening)

Good Bad Ugly worldwide box office collection day 1

Trade sources say that even as the final numbers of Good Bad Ugly are awaited, the film is certain to cross ₹50 crore worldwide on its opening day. Good Bad Ugly opened at ₹28.50 crore net in India, according to multiple sources, including Sacnilk. Overseas, too, the film has done very well. The film's production house - Mythri Movie Makers - shared on Friday afternoon that Good Bad Ugly opened at £100K (over ₹1 crore) in the UK alone. Trade insiders estimate that the film has earned ₹18-20 crore overseas, giving the film a ₹50-51 crore gross worldwide on day 1.

Ajith Kumar sets a new record

The ₹50 crore gross haul means that Ajith Kumar has a new best opener. His previous record holder was the 2022 blockbuster Valimai, which had opened at ₹47 crore worldwide. Good Bad Ugly has now surpassed that. With the four-day extended weekend ahead, Good Bad Ugly should look to cross ₹120 crore over the weekend itself.

About Good Bad Ugly

Helmed by Adhik Ravichandran and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and T-Series Films, Good Bad Ugly is a Tamil-language action comedy that also stars Prabhu, Prasanna, Arjun Das, Sunil, Rahul Dev, Yogi Babu, and Shine Tom Chacko in key roles.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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