Cast: Ajith, Nayantara, Namitha, Prabhu, Rahman
Direction: Vishnuvardhan
Music: Yuvanshankar Raja
Production: L.Suresh
Smashing the records and giving the other releases a run for their money, Ajith’s Billa is still alive and kicking on the charts.
Trade Talk: Left speechless. Of the shows playing, the revenue seems to be still steady.
Public Talk: Aegan.
No. Weeks Completed: 11
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 9
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 40 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.185,580
Total collections in Chennai by end of the twelfth weekend: Rs.4.42 Crore
Verdict: Super hit
Cast: Vincent Asokan, Navya Nair, Vineeth, Sriman
Direction: Jayaraj
Music: Srikanth Deva
Production: Ram New Light Productions Ltd.
Award winning Malayalam director Jayaraj’s Sila Nerangalil focuses on the much explored theme of reincarnation with a liberal mixture of all other commercial elements.
Trade Talk: With little publicity and marketing, the movie has opened to below average houses.
Public Talk: The charming Vincent Asokan.
No. Days Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 33
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 70 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.359,397
Total collections in Chennai by end of the first weekend: Rs.3 lakhs
Verdict: Below average opening
Cast: Shaam, Sandhya, Divya, Revathi, Vivek
Direction: K
Music: Abhisekh Rey
Production: Medient In Association With Tarlac And Good Win Movies
Thoondil is Adhiyaman’s tale of a happily married protagonist coming to terms with his past love that is determined to wreak havoc in his marriage.
Trade Talk: In the past week, Thoondil has had an average collection and it is still too early for predictions.
Public Talk: Divya, who redefined the phrase ‘vicious vixen’.
No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 39
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 55 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.382,356
Total collections in Chennai by end of the second weekend: Rs.20 lakhs
Verdict: Average opening
Cast: Vadivelu, Suja, Theetha, Rari, Nazar, Shriya
Direction: Thambi Ramiah
Music: Sabesh Murali
Production: Manickam Narayanan
Vadivelu’s fantasy-comedy has fallen flat on its nose in less than four weeks; blame it on an unimaginative and boring script.
Trade Talk: Azhagappan is trying hard to keep its head above water; however, new releases on the cards might make the task tough in the ensuing weeks.
Public Talk: Yawn!
No. Weeks Completed: 4
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 48
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 40 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.383,748
Total collections in Chennai by end of the fifth weekend: Rs.1.55 Crore
Verdict: Average
Cast: Cheran, Sneha, Jeyaram
Direction: Karu Pazhaniappan
Music: Vidyasagar
Production: Gnanam Films
One of the very few Pongal releases to cling on to the top ten list until now, Karu. Pazhaniappan’s family drama Pirivom Sandhipom has proved that decent family entertainers still hold value among the audiences.
Trade Talk: Safely an average grosser.
Public Talk: Karu might want to shift focus next time?
No. Weeks Completed: 7
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 56
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 40 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.390,175
Total collections in Chennai by end of the eighth weekend: Rs.1.07 Crore
Verdict: Average
Cast: Prasanna, Kavya Madhavan, Abbas, Karunas
Direction: Siddique
Music: Deepak Dev
Production: Alka Film Corporation
Malayalam director Siddique’s comedy-suspense-thriller has had a few takers over the week and is struggling to keep its pace alive.
Trade Talk: Since it is produced in a shoestring budget, the movie is expected to garner safe returns.
Public Talk: Not so prolific, however, those watched do not seem to have any complaints.
No. Weeks Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 60
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 46 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.410,767
Total collections in Chennai by end of the fourth weekend: Rs.36 lakhs
Verdict: Average
Cast: Vikram, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Raguvaran
Direction: Linguswamy
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Production: A M Rathnam
Nothing left to rave or rant, Vikram’s Bheema has settled down to be termed as an average grosser.
Trade Talk: Bheema has left Vikram poorer by a few crores.
Public Talk: All eyes on a TV premiere.
No. Weeks Completed: 7
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 51
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 40 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.460,134
Total collections in Chennai by end of the eighth weekend: Rs.2.89 Crore
Verdict: Average
Cast: Uday Kiran, Sathyaraj, Diya
Direction: Raj Kapoor
Music: D Imman
Production: Jai Mataji Cine Combines
Sathyraj’s brand new lollu in the name of Vambuchanda has released. To provide enough commercial fodder, the movie also has Uday Kiran – Diya and Riyaz Khan.
Trade Talk: Sathyaraj’s wit could hold the movie’s face for sometime at the box office.
Public Talk: Nothing heard.
No. Days Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 54
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 50 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.777,814
Total collections in Chennai by end of the first weekend: Rs.8 lakhs
Verdict: Average Opening
Cast: Jeevan, Priyamani, Raghuvaran
Direction: Selvah
Music: M Bhaskar
Production: Oscar Movies
Jeevan is back after his lackluster show for last year Diwali with Machakaran. With nothing new in the offing, Thotta is a story of a contract killer whose life takes a turn when love takes over.
Trade Talk: Released only last week, Thotta has opened to average houses, the fate of which will be decided in the weeks to follow.
Public Talk: Barely minimal.
No. Days Completed: 3
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 84
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 70 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.1,372,809
Total collections in Chennai by end of the first weekend: Rs.14 lakhs
Verdict: Average
Cast: Narain, Prasanna, VijayalakshmiDirection: Mysskin
Music: Sundar C Babu
Production: V. Hitesh Jhabak
Mysskin’s cop-story intertwined with the tale of friendship is slowly on its way to being branded as the hit of the year. With powerhouse performances by Narain and Prasanna Mysskin has spun an interesting edge-of-the-seat thriller.
Trade Talk: Analysts confess that business has not been a let down so far and it is expected to soar in the weeks to come.
Public Talk: Affirmative.
No. Weeks Completed: 2
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 92
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 60 %
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.1,525,391
Total collections in Chennai by end of the third weekend: Rs.80 lakhs
Verdict: Above Average
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