Amaran box office Day 11: Sivakarthikeyan's film eyes Rs 250 crore globally
Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi's Amaran grossed Rs 200 crore globally in just 10 days. The film had a phenomenal second weekend in India and raked in over Rs 30 crore nett in India.
by Janani K · India TodayIn Short
- Amaran is riding high on positive word-of-mouth
- The film earned over Rs 150 crore nett domestically in 11 days
- Globally, the biographical film is expected to enter the Rs 250-crore club soon
Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi's recent outing, Amaran, recorded a phenomenal second weekend in theatres in India. In just two days, the biographical film earned over Rs 30 crore nett at the domestic box office. The film's positive word-of-mouth is helping it's theatrical run. In 10 days, the film entered the Rs 200-crore club and is still performing exceptionally well across the globe. Directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, Amaran is a biopic on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan who died in the line of duty in Kashmir in 2014.
Amaran had a fantastic Sunday, November 10, and earned nearly Rs 16 crore nett in India. This is a slight increase compared to Day 10 collection, which was Rs 14.5 crore nett in the country. Domestically, Amaran entered the Rs 150-crore club in 11 days.
The film will continue to have a strong hold in theatres until November 13. On November 14, Suriya's Kanguva will hit theatres and the makers announced that the film will release on over 10,500 screens worldwide. Since Amaran is riding high on positive word-of-mouth, it is to be seen if the theatre owners and distributors are willing to remove the film that is running successfully.
Check the day-wise breakup of Amaran in India (nett collection):
- Week 1: Rs 114.85 crore
- Day 9: Rs 7.4 crore
- Day 10: Rs 14.5 crore
- Day 11: Rs 16 crore
- Total: Rs 152.75 crore
Amaran is now eyeing the Rs 250-crore club globally. According to trade reports, the film is expected to achieve the milestone in the coming days.
The biographical war film is an adaptation of the book series, India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh. A chapter in one of the three books details a mission carried out by Major Mukund Varadarajan.
Here's the trailer:
Jointly produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sony Pictures Films India, the film features Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi, Bhuvan Arora, Rahul Bose, Lallu, Shreekumar, Shyam Mohan, Geetha Kailasam, Umair Ibn Lateef and several others as part of the cast.