Leo box office collection day 5: Thalapathy Vijay’s blockbuster eyes Rs 450 crore global gross on Dussehra, to overtake Kamal Haasan’s Vikram

Leo box office collection day 5: Lokesh Kanagaraj's action-thriller is now the highest-grossing movie of 'Thalapathy' Vijay's career, and the fifth-biggest Indian film of the year so far.

By: Entertainment Desk
New Delhi | Updated: October 24, 2023 10:02 AM IST

Vijay in a still from Lokesh Kanagaraj's Leo.

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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Leo, starring ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay, passed two box office milestones on day five of release. The action-thriller, which has been revealed to be a part of Lokesh’s interconnected universe of films, passed the Rs 200 crore mark in India, and the Rs 400 crore gross mark worldwide, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. On Dussehra holiday today, the film is expected to boost its earnings again.

On Monday, The film earned an estimated Rs 35 crore across all languages in India, which takes its total domestic collections to Rs 216 crore. The movie made Rs 64 crore on day one, which was the second-biggest opening ever for a Tamil-language film, and followed it up with Rs 35 crore on day two, Rs 39 crore on day three, and Rs 41 crore on day four. Leo debuted on a Thursday.

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Of the Rs 35 crore Monday estimate, Rs 26 crore came from Vijay’s home turf, Tamil Nadu. The movie has also been delivering record numbers in the state of Kerala, where it made Rs 7 crore on Monday. Karnataka and the Andhra Pradesh/Telangana regions contributed Rs 3 crore and Rs 2.5 crore on day five, while the rest of India generated Rs 2.5 crore. Leo’s Hindi revenue, despite that version of the film not being released in multiplexes, has made more than Rs 10 crore now.

Daily occupancy on day five stood at 72% across India, with Chennai reporting 87% occupancy and Puducherry reporting a near-perfect 98% occupancy. Leo had 40% Telugu occupancy on day five, and 12% Hindi occupancy. In the Telugu market, the movie is facing competition from local language releases Bhagavanth Kesari and Tiger Nageshwara Rao.

Globally, Leo bounded past the Rs 400 crore gross mark, which makes it the second-biggest Tamil-language movie of the year, behind Rajinikanth’s Jailer. It now remains to be seen if the film is able to overtake Jailer in the long run. Leo is also the fifth-biggest overall Indian film of 2023, behind Jailer, Gadar 2, Pathaan and Jawan, and the biggest film of Vjiay’s career, overtaking Varisu. In a day or two, the film will overtake Lokesh’s Vikram, starring Kamal Haasan.

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