The competition is stiff between Rajinikanth’s Petta and Thala Ajith’s Viswasam. This is one of the most exciting moments for trade experts since both the films are big releases and will hit the screens during the Pongal holiday.Despite both the mega-budget movies receiving thunderous responses, a huge surprise came as Superstar's Petta enjoyed a bigger opening day than thala Ajith's Viswasam.
Petta:
Petta has beaten Viswasam by a huge margin in the international markets as Thalaivar enjoys a huge fan base overseas. Since Petta has received average reviews from the cinegoers, it will be interesting to see how it will perform over the weekend in the domestic market. Rajinikanth's Petta has registered a decent opening making a good collection at the US box office on Wednesday, while Ajith's Viswasam received a lukewarm response in the country.
In Chennai, Petta had over 170+ shows and enjoyed an average of 85+ percent of occupancy for the shows. The movie is estimated to have earned over Rs 1.24 crore on the opening day in the capital city of Tamil Nadu.As mentioned above, Petta has got a huge number of screens Including the B & C centres.Petta has Collect Rs 28.24 crore on the first day in Tamil Nadu.
Petta opened to good response in the premiere shows and collected $557,387 at the US box office on Wednesday, but it has failed to beat the record of Rajini's Kabali.Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, it also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha and Simran Bagga in pivotal roles.
Viswasam:
InChennai,The movie is estimated to have earned over Rs 93 lakhs on the opening day in the capital city of Tamil Nadu.
On the other hand, The Ajith Kumar starrer also had huge hype, but it has failed to live up to the same, as the film has got a poor response in the premiere shows. As per early estimates, Viswasam has collected $57,195 at the US box office on Wednesday. Jeevi posted, #Viswasam collects $57,195 from 97 locations in USA on 9 January with per location average of $590 "While the previous film Vivegam has made nearly 130 Cr in the worldwide box office.In Chennai,
Thala Ajith's Viswasam, which also features Nayanthara in a lead role is directed by Siva. The film marks the fourth collaboration between the director and Ajith after Vedhalam, Veeram and Vivegam. Apart from the lead cast, it also features Vivek, Thambi Ramaiah, Yogi Babu, Bose Venkat and Kovai Sarala in pivotal roles.
