Thalapathy Vijay’s LEO has broken records left, right and centre with its day one collections worldwide, as the film has completely overtaken records set by other films in multiple territories across the globe.
In Tamil Nadu, LEO has set a new record for the day one collections in the state, bringing in a number of 40 crores (approx). Even though it did not have the early morning shows in the state and had started off only from 9am onwards, the film achieved a huge screen count and packed shows across the state in order to end up with a record breaking number. The actuals for TN are set to arrive in a couple of hours. Thalapathy Vijay has overtaken the previous records set by Beast and Sarkar with his own film that is LEO.
LEO has not just performed well in TN but is also a record-breaker outside the state, as it is the first film to do in excess of 10 crores in all the South Indian regions at once. LEO has grossed close to 14 crores in Karnataka, more than 12 crores in Kerala and has surprisingly done close to the 15 crore mark in the Telugu states – which is commendable because of the buzz that the film has managed to create without a single on-ground event. With these feat, Thalapahy Vijay becomes the only actor in India to register more than 10CR gross in all the four Southern markets in a single day! All these areas are about to reach the breakeven point in a couple of days or at maximum, by the end of the six day opening weekend.
LEO has also done a good number of 2.75 crore nett in Hindi, which is really good considering the fact that there were no promotions executed for the film in the region.
Thalapathy Vijay’s massive overseas fan-base has led to massive numbers for LEO, as it has now turned out to be the second-biggest day one grosser of all time in the North America, with more than 2.5 million dollars to its name. The film’s UK numbers are awaited, but it has already turned out to be the highest earner there before the release itself.
LEO has also become the top earner with its day one numbers in Australia and New Zealand, beating the PS films and Jailer.
Overall, LEO is said to be grossed 140 CRORES in its Day 1 WORLDWIDE! With this monstrous achievement, Thalapathy Vijay becomes the all time #1 Kollywood actor to register these many numbers in the opening day and 2nd actor after Superstar Rajinikanth to have 100CR+ Day 1 gross globally!
More official numbers to be added to this report over the next few hours, stay tuned!