Tamil superstar Suriya continues his successful theatrical venture with ‘Karuppu’. Directed by RJ Balaji, the fantasy action drama has maintained its strength at the box office, despite a drop on its second Wednesday.‘Karuppu’ is being seen as a major comeback film for Suriya after a gap between theatrical hits.
Day 13 collections of ‘Karuppu’ see slight decline
According to Sacnilk, ‘Karuppu’ collected Rs 4 crores on its 13th day in India. This figure represents a 10.1 percent drop compared to Day 12 collections of 4.45 crore nett. The film was shown in 4,558 shows on the second Wednesday. With the latest numbers, the total net collection in India has reached 163.20 crores. The gross collection in India now stands at 188.85 crores.Karuppu also continued its steady overseas performance. The film collected Rs 1 crore gross on its 13th day internationally. This has taken the total overseas gross collection to 70 crores.The worldwide gross collection has now touched 258.85 crores.
The Tamil version continues to lead
On day 13, the Tamil version earned Rs 3.30 crore from 3,141 shows with 23 percent occupancy.The Telugu version added 70 lakhs net from 1,417 shows with 17 percent occupancy. Tamil Nadu alone contributed Rs 3.35 crore on Wednesday.Other regions were also included in the total. Karnataka brought in 28 lakh gross, while Kerala added 25 lakh gross. The rest of India collections were 3 lakhs gross.
The night shows are still going strong
Karuppu continued to do better in evening and night shows in Tamil markets. The Tamil version registered an overall occupancy of 23.94 percent on the 13th day.The morning occupation was 15.15%. Evening shows improved to 25.23 percent. Evening occupancy touched 26.46 percent, while night shows reached 28.92 percent.The Telugu version registered an occupancy of 10.74 percent. Evening shows fared relatively better with 13.60 percent occupancy. Morning occupancy was 8.10 percent, while afternoon and night shows were 11.20 percent and 9.80 percent, respectively.
RJ Balaji blends mythology and mass entertainment
‘Karuppu’ has attracted attention for its combination of fantasy elements with social issues and commercial stories. The film is described as a “mythological mass entertainer directed by RJ Balaji starring Suriya as Saravanan, a lawyer who is the human avatar of god Karuppusamy”.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article have been collected from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly stated, providing a fair representation of the film’s box office performance. These totals are subject to change as official studio figures are updated or additional international market reports are finalized. We provide this data for informational and entertainment purposes only.
