Ponniyin Selvan I box office day 1 collection: Mani Ratnam film earns ₹80 cr, becomes best opening Tamil movie of 2022

Ponniyin Selvan I box office: Mani Ratnam's period drama starring Karthi, Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha Krishnan, and Jayam Ravi, has registered the best opening day by a Tamil film this year.

Mani Ratnam's epic period drama, Ponniyin Selvan I, finally opened in theatres on Friday to a thunderous welcome. As per the makers, the film has made around ₹80 crore gross worldwide on its opening day. This makes the film has registered the best worldwide opening by any Tamil film this year, beating the likes of Vikram and Valimai.

Ponniyin Selvan I stars Aishwarya Rai and Vikram among others.

Early estimates suggest the film made around ₹20 crore nett in Tamil Nadu, while the Hindi version netted around ₹2 crore. It has made an additional ₹16-18 crore in the rest of the country from its Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada versions, for a total pan-India first day nett collection of ₹40 crore. The gross collection figure for the film pan-India is ₹47 crore.

In addition, the film has done record numbers overseas as well, grossing over ₹30 crore in the international market, taking its worldwide day one gross to ₹80 crore. The number is comfortably higher than Kamal Haasan's Vikram ( ₹54 crore) and Ajith's Valimai ( ₹50 crore), making PS1 the best-opening Tamil film this year. Trade experts are predicting the film to cross ₹200 crore globally in its opening weekend itself.

The film stars Jayam Ravi in the title role, with Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prakash Raj, and Sobhita Dulipala also featuring. The film has opened to critical acclaim with special praise for Mani Ratnam's direction, Aishwarya Rai's performance, and AR Rahman's musical score.