New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s Jana Nayagan has crossed Rs 200 crore worldwide in four days. The film released in theatres on 23 July and reached an estimated Rs 217.48 crore gross worldwide by the end of Sunday.
The H Vinoth-directed political action film collected about Rs 32 crore net in India on Sunday, its fourth day in theatres. This took its India net collection to Rs 124.75 crore. Its India gross stood at Rs 145.98 crore.
The film has also done steady business overseas. It added about Rs 10 crore from overseas markets on Sunday, taking its total overseas gross to Rs 71.50 crore.
Jana Nayagan collected Rs 42.70 crore net in India on Thursday, its opening day. It added Rs 21.15 crore on Friday, Rs 28.50 crore on Saturday and about Rs 32 crore on Sunday. With this, the film crossed Rs 100 crore net in India and 200 crore gross worldwide in its extended opening weekend.
The Tamil version has led the collections. It earned about Rs 27.30 crore net on Sunday. The Hindi version collected Rs 3.35 crore, while the Telugu version added Rs 1.35 crore. Tamil Nadu remained the film’s biggest market on Day four, with about Rs 22.50 crore gross.
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Mixed reviews
The milestone comes at a crucial point for Jana Nayagan, which has been billed as Vijay’s final film before he moved into full-time politics. The film was released after months of delay and censor-related controversy. It eventually reached theatres with an A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification after 12 changes.
Produced by KVN Productions, Jana Nayagan also stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamitha Baiju, Prakash Raj, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priyamani and Narain. Anirudh Ravichander has composed the music.
Reviews have been mixed, but the film has held through its first weekend. Its four-day total also makes it Vijay’s third-biggest opening weekend at the India box office, after Leo and The Greatest of All Time.
(Edited by Theres Sudeep)