Vettaiyan box office collection day 2: Rajinikanth film crosses ₹100 crore, is 5th highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024

Vettaiyan box office collection day 2: Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan's film is set to challenge Vijay's GOAT to be the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024.

Published on: Oct 12, 2024, 14:05:13 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Rajinikanth's latest release Vettaiyan has continued its grand procession at the box office. After a strong opening day when it earned ₹31.70 crore net in India, the action drama held well on its first Friday, netting ₹24 crore more to take its two-day domestic total past ₹50 crore. But Vettaiyan's biggest victory lies in its overseas collections, which has helped it cross ₹100 crore. (Also read: Vettaiyan movie review: TJ Gnanavel's lackluster follow-up to Jai Bhim squanders Rajinikanth's star power)

Vettaiyan box office collection

Vettaiyan has now earned ₹55.70 crore net in India, the bulk of which has come from its Tamil version. The dubbed versions have contributed just ₹6.50 crore to the film's total. That Vettaiyan suffered a drop of just 24% from its opening day is a good sign for the film. The film's gross collection from India over the two days is ₹64.80 crore. It has also earned over $4.4 million overseas, taking its worldwide total to ₹100.80 crore as per Sacnilk.

Highest grossing Tamil films of 2024

In just two days, Vettaiyan has entered the top 5 in the list of highest-grossing Tamil films of 2024. With its day two collections, the Rajinikanth-starrer leapt past Captain Miller ( ₹88 crore) and Aranamai 4 ( ₹100 crore) to sit at the fifth spot in the list. Above it are The Greatest of All Time ( ₹456 crore), Raayan ( ₹160 crore), Indian 2 ( ₹151 crore), and Maharaja ( ₹110 crore). Judging by its pace, it is likely to reach the second spot this weekend itself and may just challenge Thalapathy Vijay's GOAT for the top spot in the weeks to come.

All about Vettaiyan

Directed by TJ Gnanavel, Vettaiyan stars Rajinikanth as an encounter specialist police officer on a crusade against organised crime. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Fahadh Faasil, and Manju Warrier in pivotal roles. The film has received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its themes and performances.

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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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