The big box office battle in Tamil cinema has gone the way of VARISU as it goes ahead of the competition THUNIVU over the holiday period in Tamil Nadu. VARISU was grossing around 1 crore more than THUNIVU over the last few days despite being 2 crore less on day one.

The other markets have seen a comfortable lead for VARISU though in Hindi markets, there is no dubbed version of THUNIVU but the original Tamil film is still around 50 lakhs behind. The best performance is no doubt in Nizam/Andhra where the film has done excellent business over three days and that is despite competition from huge original Telugu films.

The big holiday period is now over in Tamil Nadu and the collections will come down but both have done very well till now in the home market. The all India collections for the first seven days are 80 crore nett apprx for THUNIVU and 108 crore nett for VARISU.

Below is the territory numbers for Thuniva and Varisu..

Tamil Nadu - 65,00,00,000

Nizam/Andhra - 3,00,00,000

Mysore/Karnataka - 7,75,00,000

Kerala - 3,50,00,000

Hindi Circuits - 1,00,00,000

Tamil Nadu - 68,50,00,000

Nizam/Andhra - 15,00,00,000

Mysore/Karnataka - 9,25,00,000

Kerala - 8,50,00,000

Hindi Circuits -  6,75,00,000 (including Tamil version)

The two Tamil films THUNIVU and VARISU have good business in the South with the latter coming out on top on all India basis with Tamil Nadu being neck to neck over the first five days. THUNIVU had the lead but got caught on the third day and VARISU went ahead after that.

The best performance comparatively was probably VARISU in Nizam/Andhra where it picked up a solid 9 crore nett over two days. THUNIVU picked up 61 crore nett over the first five days and VARISU collected 77 crore nett.

The level of success for these films depends on the business in Tamil Nadu and they continue in holiday period over the next couple of days and there could even be leftovers after that so are to sure to hold over this period. The films need to be around 90-100 crore in Tamil Nadu for the distributors to cover and the second weekend will probably be crucial for this.

Below are the territory numbers for THUNIVU and VARISU.

Tamil Nadu - 47,00,00,000

Nizam/Andhra - 2,75,00,000

Mysore/Karnataka - 7,00,00,000

Kerala - 3,25,00,000

Hindi Circuits - 1,00,00,000

TOTAL - 61,00,00,000 apprx

Tamil Nadu - 47,25,00,000

Nizam/Andhra - 9,00,00,000

Mysore/Karnataka - 8,50,00,000

Kerala - 7,25,00,000

Hindi Circuits -  5,00,00,000 (including Tamil version)

The two big Tamil films THUNIVU and VARISU are locked in a tight battle as both films recorded similar collections in the state on Friday. The collections of THUNIVU are 31 crore nett after three days while VARISU is 28.50 crore nett.

Both films are doing well with good occupancy but collections are on the lower side than they have to maybe because the market is getting split. The films need to get a 60-65 crore share in Tamil Nadu and that does look far at the present moment.

The last film of Ajith Kumar, VALIMAI, grossed 82 crore nett in Tamil Nadu while the last film of Vijay, BEAST, did business of 92 crore nett and it remains to be seen where these two films land as compared to those films. If these films don't get the numbers of the above films, it will be because of the competition between them.

The business of THUNIVU and VARISU in Tamil Nadu is as follows. VARISU is leading in all the other circuits but the real battle is in Tamil Nadu as that will decide the fate of both films.

Wednesday - 16.10 cr (20.25 cr)

Thursday - 8.25 cr (10.25 cr) apprx

Friday - 6.75 cr (8.50 cr) apprx

Wednesday - 13.90 cr (17.50 Cr)

Thursday - 7.75 cr (9.50 cr) apprx

Friday - 6.75 cr (8.50 cr) apprx

NOTE - The GROSS numbers are in brackets as the two films had a good interest in the industry and there were the usual very high gross numbers doing the rounds and people asking whether true so apprx GROSS numbers put up for that reason.

The clash of two of the biggest stars in Tamil Nadu is a very tight with the Ajith Kumar starrer THUNIVU holding a slight edge over the first two days though business on the second day was even closer than the first day. It is reported that there have been adjustment of shows and screenings on day two which may have evened things up a bit.

The films opened very well on the first day but collections have come down on day two which was going to happen but the drop maybe on the higher side and it remains to be seen what happens over the next 3 days. The first two days has seen THUNIVU do business of around 24.50 crore nett in Tamil Nadu while VARISU is around 22 crore nett

The business of both films in Tamil Nadu is as follows. 

Wednesday - 16.10 cr (20.25 cr)

Thursday - 8.25 cr (10.25 cr) apprx

Wednesday - 13.90 cr (17.50 Cr)

Thursday - 7.75 cr (9.50 cr) apprx

NOTE - The GROSS numbers are in brackets as the two films had a good interest in the industry and there were the usual very high gross numbers doing the rounds and people asking whether true so apprx GROSS numbers put up for that reason.

The Tamil films THUNIVU and VARISU did very well on day one with similar collections though the latter did not get a release in Nizam/Andhra in its dubbed format. The main market is Tamil Nadu and there THUNIVU had a comfortable lead and basically it wins the initial race because of that although in other markets VARISU is generally ahead.

The release of two films meant shared collections in Tamil Nadu and the race is actually where both the film lands from here and they have the holiday period to push them. THUNIVU grossed 15 crore nett in Tamil Nadu while VARISU was around 13 crore nett. The combined figures were 28 crore nett which is highest ever for Tamil Nadu. the biggest BLOCKBUSTER of Tamil Nadu PONNIYIN SELVAN - PART 1 had taken an opening day of 19 crore nett in Tamil Nadu but was a solo release.

The all India numbers are 22 crore nett for THUNIVU and 21.50 crore nett for VARISU. Below is the territory numbers for both films.

Tamil Nadu - 16,00,00,000

Nizam/Andhra - 1,75,00,000

Mysore/Karnataka - 2,75,00,000

Kerala - 1,15,00,000

Hindi Circuits - 35,00,000

Tamil Nadu - 13,75,00,000

Mysore/Karnataka - 3,50,00,000

Kerala - 3,50,00,000

Hindi Circuits/Andhra - 75,00,000 (Orginal Tamil film release only)