Maan Karate First (Opening) Weekend Collections At Box Office
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Sivakarthikeyan
has
possibly
registered
his
biggest
ever
opening
at
Box
Office
with
his
latest
release
Maan
Karate.
The
movie,
which
was
released
last
Friday
(April
4),
has
opened
up
to
fantastic
response
at
collection
centres
and
brought
a
big
smile
on
the
face
of
the
young
talent.
As
per
the
trade
reports,
Maan
Kararte
has
crossed
10.5
crores
in
the
first
weekend
at
Box
Office.
This
by
any
margin
is
the
biggest
opening
for
Sivakarthikeyan.
The
actor's
earlier
record
was
with
Varuthapadatha
Valibar
Sangam,
which
had
collected
close
to
nine
crores
in
the
opening
weekend.
Maan
Karate,
on
the
first
day,
registered
75%
+
occupancy
in
Tamil
Nadu.
In
Chennai,
the
average
occupancy
was
above
80%.
The
success
of
the
audio,
trailer
and
good
publicity
helped
the
film
get
a
wonderful
opening
at
Box
Office.
It
was
evident
with
good
response
for
advance
bookings
in
Chennai,
Coimbatore
and
a
few
other
places.
On
the
opening
day,
Maan
Karate
has
made
close
to
Rs
4.1
crores.
In
the
following
day
collection
saw
a
huge
dip,
as
it
earned
close
to
Rs
3
crores.
The
collections
got
improved
on
Sunday
(April
6)
with
the
Tamil
flick
earning
more
than
3.5
crores.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
the
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Tax
Exemption
The
biggest
benefit
for
Maan
Karate
is
that
the
film
will
be
eligible
for
30%
tax
exemption
as
it
has
got
'U'
certificate
from
the
Regional
Censor
Board.
Screen
Counts
Maan
Karate
was
released
in
close
to
360
screens
in
Tamil
Nadu.
It
has
seen
the
light
in
above
25
screens
in
Chennai.
Screen
Counts
In
Foreign
Countries
The
movie
has
been
released
in
above
150
screens
in
foreign
countries.
Maan
Karate
has
simultaneously
hit
the
screens
in
Malaysia,
Singapore,
UK
and
other
places.
Mixed
Reviews
Maan
Karate
has
opened
up
to
mixed
reviews.
Critics
have
given
thumbs
down
in
large.
But
B
and
C
centres
audience
have
liked
it.
Working
Factors
The
working
factors
are
usual
comedies
and
the
performances
of
the
lead
stars.
Anirudh
Ravichander's
music
is
a
big
bonus
for
Maan
Karate.
MK
Team
Maan
Karate
stars
Sivakarthikeyan
and
Hansika
Motwani
in
the
lead
roles.
It
is
a
romantic-comedy
entertainer
directed
by
Thirukumaran.
It
has
Sukumar's
cinematography
and
Aswin's
editing.