Chennai:
Thuppakki
has
got
one
of
the
best
openings
of
the
year.
The
film,
which
was
released
on
November
13,
has
done
remarkable
business
worldwide.
As
per
the
trade
reports,
Thuppakki
has
collected
Rs
65.32
crore
worldwide
in
the
opening
weekend.
It
has
approximately
collected
Rs
45
crore
in
Tamil
Nadu
alone.
It
has
also
done
an
amazing
business
in
the
UK,
US
and
Australian
Box
Office.
In
the
UK
Box
Office,
Thuppakki
has
earned
Rs
1.18
crores
in
25
screens.
Whereas,
in
the
US,
the
Vijay
starrer
film
collected
Rs
1.76
crore.
However,
in
Australia,
it
has
raked
in
Rs
37.99
lakhs
in
the
six-day
weekend.
The
film
was
released
in
1,000+
screens
worldwide
for
Diwali.
On
the
opening
day,
Thuppakki
earned
Rs
9.25
crore,
which
was
one
of
the
highest
collections
in
2012.
It
also
did
brilliant
collections
in
neighbouring
states
like
Andhra
Pradesh,
Karnataka
and
Kerala.
However,
Thuppakki
is
an
action-thriller
directed
by
AR
Murugadoss.
The
movie
stars
Vijay,
Kajal
Aggarwal
and
Vidyut
Jamwal
in
the
important
roles.
The
film
is
produced
by
Kalaiphuli
S
Dhanu.
It
is
now
being
remade
in
Hindi
by
Murugadoss
himself
and
Akshay
Kumar
will
reprise
Vijay's
role.