Ponniyin Selvan 2 box office collection Day 4: Mani Ratnam film crosses Rs 200 cr globally, beats Vijay’s Varisu and Beast

Ponniyin Selvan 2 box office day 4: Mani Ratnam's magnum opus registered a double-digit collection on its first Monday. Globally, it has crossed over Rs 200 cr within four days of release.

PS2 box office collection Day 4: Chiyaan Vikram starrer passes the Monday test.

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The first weekend of Ponniyin Selvan 2 proved fruitful. The epic drama film managed to collect a decent total of Rs 80 crore in its opening three days in theatres. Now, it has passed the all-important first Monday test as well, as it registered a double-digit collection on day four. Director Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus has earned Rs 24 crore on its fourth day, reported industry tracker Sacnilk. With this, the film has crossed the coveted Rs 100 cr mark as its total domestic collection currently stands at Rs 105.02 cr.

PS 2 has been receiving a good response in the Tamil-speaking belt of the country. On Monday, the region witnessed an occupancy of 58.04%. In the Hindi-speaking belt, the film’s occupancy was recorded to be 14.21%. It got 34.39% Malayalam and 25.66% Telugu occupancy.

Worldwide, the film, which is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s five-part novel series, has crossed the Rs 200 cr mark. Actor Chiyaan Vikram, who plays the role of Aditha Karikalan in the movie, shared on Twitter, “Breaking barriers & soaring high. ⚔️ #ps2 #PonniyinSelvan2.”

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Film trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan had noted on Monday, that the movie will cross the lifetime collection of two of the biggest Tamil hits, Beast and Varisu. He wrote on Twitter, “Today #PonniyinSelvan part 2 will CROSS the lifetime collection of #Beast[₹153.64 cr] & #Varisu[₹195.20 cr].”

Breaking barriers and conquering the globe! #PS2 soars high and crosses over 200 crores worldwide!#PS2RunningSuccessfully #CholasAreBack #PS2 #PonniyinSelvan2 #ManiRatnam @arrahman @madrastalkies_ @LycaProductions @RedGiantMovies_ @Tipsofficial @tipsmusicsouth @IMAX… pic.twitter.com/ACB22nrrSX

— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) May 1, 2023

With no competition in sight and good word of mouth, Ponniyin Selvan 2 is expected to grow further in the coming days. Indianexpress.com’s Kirubhakar Purushothaman wrote in a section of his review, “After watching Ponniyin Selvan 2, one can say that the first part was Mani’s way of introducing and establishing the epic, where he didn’t shy away from using screen time for lavish song sequences. In the second part, he is bolder and deviates majorly from the books. Here, Mani Ratnam, the filmmaker, is more faithful to his craft than to the written material. This makes Ponniyin Selvan 2 better cinema, and superior to its first part.”

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PS 2 stars Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Prabhu, R Sarathkumar, Parthiban, Rahman, and Vikram Prabhu.

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