GOAT box office collection Day 1: Vijay-starrer earns Rs 126.3 cr worldwide gross, becomes biggest Tamil opener of the year

 

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As per Sacnilk, GOAT saw an overall 76.23 percent occupancy for the Tamil version. In Chennai, the film had Rs 1003 shows and witnessed a phenomenal 99 percent occupancy. In Bengaluru, where it had 1140 shows, the occupancy was recorded at 60 percent. It was previously being said that the film might earn over Rs 100 crore worldwide on its opening day, but the global numbers of the film are yet to come in. As per a report by Pinkvilla, the gross domestic numbers of GOAT stand at Rs 55 crore.

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Just a day before the release, the film got a clearance in Tamil Nadu for 9 am shows, so it could have five shows throughout the day, with the last show ending at around 2 am. But, the makers got the permission for the special show for just one day and the same privileges will not be extended to them for the upcoming weekend.

GOAT is said to be Vijay’s penultimate film as the star has previously hinted that he will move to politics after finishing his next film, Thalapathy 69, which is being made by director H Vinoth. It is yet to be seen if the excitement for Vijay’s second last film will actually translate into box office numbers. Vijay had two releases in 2023 – Leo and Varisu. While Leo was one of the biggest grossers of the year, Varisu did not have the same luck. The film clashed against Ajith’s Thunivu and made Rs 26.5 crore on opening day.

It is expected that GOAT’s collections will increase over the weekend but so far, it doesn’t look like it will be able to overtake Leo. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, GOAT also stars Prashanth, Sneha, Mohan, Prabhu Deva.