Superstar Rajinikanth is back with his latest film Petta, an action film with female lead Trisha directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Petta has opened with a good number in the Tamil Nadu box office despite strong competition from Ajith Kumar's mass entertainer Viswasam released simultaneously on 10th January, 2019.
Petta, according to Sun Pictures, crossed Rs 100Cr mark in Tamil Nadu box office in 11 days. The production house claimed that the film is the first one to cross the mark in such a short span. On the other hand, the distributors of Viswasam claimed that their film has earned more than Rs 125 crore in a matter of 8 days.
Rajinikanth's Petta has achieved one more feat at the US box office. The movie, which was released in multiple languages, has crossed $2.5 million mark in the North America.After getting a dream start by raking in $1,934,484 in the US in its opening weekend, the collection saw a dip in the week days. Especially on Wednesday and Thursday, the business was not up to the mark. It ended its first week by earning $2,092,541.The collection saw a growth in the second weekend. On Friday, the movie collected $80,480 from 163 screens. The Rajinikanth-starrer came out with flying colors on Saturday by raking in $131,291. On Sunday, Petta earned 102,218 to end its second weekend at $2,406,530.
Worldwide blockbuster #Petta roaring successfully!— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) January 22, 2019
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Interestingly, the collection of the movie in the first two days of this week is better than what it had earned in its first Monday and Tuesday. It has earned over $105,891 in two days, thereby crossing 2.5 million mark.Rajinikanth is earning praises from everywher for his vintage look. The film has got good shares of screen count in the Overseas.
Petta is Rajinikanth’s first collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj of Jigarthanda fame, Petta has Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupathi, Simran, Bobby Simha and Trisha in lead roles.
