'Arrambam' Box Office Collection: Ajith Starrer May Touch ₹100-Crore Mark Soon
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'Arrambam' Box Office Collection: Ajith Starrer May Touch ₹100-Crore Mark Soon
By IBTimes Staff Reporter: November 11, 2013 6:20 PM IST
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Arrambam
Tamil film, "Arrambam" has earned big in the first week, raking in ₹53.9 crore worldwide and it is still doing strong at the box office. With no new releases last Friday, it is expected to do good business in the second week and touch ₹100-crore mark in a week's time.
"Arrambam", directed by Vishnuvardhan and featuring Ajith, Nayantara, Arya and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles, was released on Diwali in more than 500 screens in Tamil Nadu.
Opened to positive reviews, "Arrambam" became Ajith's best opening film till date. According to senior film journalist Sreedhar Pillai, the film collected ₹8.75 crore from Tamil Nadu and ₹1.55 crore from rest of the country, taking the first day earning to ₹10.30 crore.
The action-packed entertainer continued to do well at the box office despite release of two films - "All in All Azhaguraja" and "Pandiya Nadu" - a couple of days later. It collected ₹36.6 from domestic box office and ₹17.3 from overseas in the first week, taking the total to ₹53.9 crore, according to Andhra Box Office.
With "Arrambam" turning a big hit, all eyes will be on Ajith's next film, "Veeram" where he acts with Tamannah. Directed by Siva and produced by Vijaya Productions, the film is scheduled for release on 10 January 2014.
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The Arrambam wave sweeps Malaysia too
Malaysia has always been a good market for Tamil films and films featuring most of the saleable stars in Tamil Nadu, generate good income in Malaysia too.
Ajith's Arrambam which released on October 31 has been performing well all over the world and Malaysia has been no exception. His previous films such as Billa and Mankatha were good hits in Malaysia and now Arrambam has collected close to 5 crores (788469 USD) in its opening weekend (October 31 to November 3), from 80 screens with a healthy per screen average of 9856 USD
Arrambam opened at Number 2 in the said weekend behind only Thor: The Dark World. Azhaguraja opened at Number 3 while Krrish 3 was at Number 9.
Arrambam continued its presence in the Malaysian Top 5 in its second weekend as well and the gross at the end of the 2nd weekend is awaited.
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