Thalapathy Vijay's latest movie Leo is smashing records at the box office, entering the Rs 500 crore club globally and the Rs 300 crore club in India. While the film started with a bang, it saw a significant drop in the second week. The movie raked in Rs 16.55 crores on Sunday, and according to market tracker Sacnilk, the film may collect Rs 5 crores on Monday, pushing its total collection to Rs 308.45 crores. Sacnilk predicted that Leo might have an overall 19 percent Tamil occupancy on Monday. Helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, in its first week, the action-packed thriller managed to mint an impressive Rs 264 crores in India alone. It debuted with a massive Rs 64.80 crores on its release day (October 19). The following days also saw great numbers, with Rs 34.25 crores on the first Friday, Rs 38.30 crores on the first Saturday, Rs 39.80 crores on the first Sunday. The film marks the second collaboration between Lokesh and Vijay after the 2021 hit film Master. The film also stars Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Priya Anand among others. Leo is a part of Lokesh Kanagaraj's cinematic universe, and takes place after the events of Karthi's Kaithi and Kamal Haasan's Vikram. It's now the third-highest-grossing Tamil film ever, following Jailer and 2.0, both featuring Rajinikanth. There's much speculation about whether it can surpass Rajinikanth's last release, Jailer, which earned Rs 604 crores globally. Indian Express gave the film three stars. A part of the review read, "Unlike many Indian filmmakers, who often copy from different sources without giving due credit, Lokesh boldly begins Leo by acknowledging it as a tribute to David Cronenberg’s 2005 actioner A History of Violence. What sets Leo apart is that it isn’t reduced to a mere imitation of the original, instead Lokesh adapts the storyline to fit the essence of Tamil/Indian aesthetics, thereby constructing a distinctive world."
