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Leo Box Office Preview: Vijay starrer is a Volcano waiting to Erupt: Worldwide advance tops Rs 160 crore
Even before a single show of Leo is played, the Thalapathy Vijay starrer is shattering records everywhere with pre-sales and is looking at a legendary run at box office. Details
A box office volcano is set to erupt tomorrow with the release of Vijay starrer Leo. In overseas markets, west of India, like North America, Europe and the Middle East, there will be premiere shows today, coinciding with the 4 AM IST opening in India tomorrow.
Even before a single show of the film is played, it is shattering records everywhere with pre-sales. As of Wednesday morning, the film has already amassed an astounding Rs. 160 crore in advance bookings worldwide. The first day including previews is close to Rs. 90 crore and will surpass the Rs. 100 crore mark by evening, which will be a first for Kollywood. Breaking down the presales, Rs. 87 crore has come from India while another Rs. 73 crore (USD 8.75 million) has poured in from overseas. The cinematic juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down, hurtling towards a final pre-sales number of Rs. 200 crore.
The home state Tamil Nadu has crossed Rs. 50 crore pre-sales for the four-day weekend. The opening day accounts for just 40 per cent of this figure, with many theatres reaching capacity, resulting in a significant overflow in the following days. To provide some context, the second-day sales for the film are higher than what Jailer had for the first day two days prior.
The capacity issue in Tamil Nadu has been further compounded by the restriction of showtimes, which are now only allowed from 9 AM, as opposed to in the past when films opened as early as 1 AM. Consequently, it is possible that Leo may not break the opening day record in the state, but with the unprecedented sales for the remainder of the weekend, this is of little concern. If all goes well, the film will top the Rs. 100 crore mark in the state quite comfortably in just four days and then some more over that.
Elsewhere, in Kerala, the film has already shattered the first-day record with just pre-sales and is now moving for the first-ever double-digit day in the state. In Karnataka, it is the biggest opener for Vijay and will soon be crossing Jailer for the industry record as well. In Telugu states, there will be competition from the local Telugu releases which has hurt the showcasing. Despite that, the film is outselling them in pre-sales and will likely emerge as the first choice for the weekend. Even the Hindi dubbed version is getting a strong response in the Hindi belt, especially in the smaller centres where these dubbed films perform best.
To put it in simple words, come tomorrow, almost every major Kollywood opening record will be under the name of Leo, whether it's India, Overseas or Worldwide. However, the main attention will be on how audiences receive the film because ultimately no matter how big the opening is, it is the word of mouth that carries the film and if that is on its side, Leo will go on for a legendary box office run, setting benchmarks for years to come.
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