How Jigarthanda-Velaiyilla Pattathari Fared At International Box Office?
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Siddharth's
Jigarthanda
has
performed
well
at
the
Box
Office
in
the
opening
weekend.
The
Tamil
movie
has
got
overwhelming
response
in
the
domestic
as
well
as
international
audience.
The
flick
has
done
good
business
at
the
US
Box
Office
and
has
made
decent
collections
in
Malaysia,
UK
and
in
a
few
other
countries.
And
Dhanush's
Velaiyilla
Pattathari
has
continued
its
domination
at
some
international
circuits.
In
the
opening
weekend,
Jigarthanda
has
collected
Rs.71.91
lakhs
(117,746$)
in
the
US.
It
was
released
in
20
screens.
Its
counterpart
Sarabham
has
made
Rs.
17,342
(284
$)
in
one
screen.
Apart
from
these
new
releases,
Dhanush's
Velaiyilla
Pattathari,
which
was
released
on
July
18,
is
still
being
played
in
three
screens.
So
far,
it
has
made
Rs.1.36
crores
in
this
region.
In
the
UK
and
Ireland
Box
Office,
Jigarthanda
was
released
in
only
two
screens.
It
earned
Rs.6.07
lakhs
(5,907
£)
in
the
first
weekend.
It
is
interesting
to
note
that
Velaiyilla
Pattathari
had
a
better
occupancy
even
in
the
third
week
than
the
Siddharth
and
Lakshmi
Menon
starrer
movie.
The
Dhanush's
movie
made
(7,083
£)
last
weekend
and
its
total
collection
from
this
part
of
the
world
is
Rs.93.54
lakhs.
Jigarthanda
was
released
in
five
screens
in
Australia
and
it
earned
Rs.12.86
lakhs
(22,656
A$)
in
the
first
weekend.
Dhanush's
Velaiyilla
Pattathari
is
running
in
two
screens
and
it
has
made
Rs.37.35
lakhs
(22,656
A$)
so
far.
Malaysian
Box
Office
In
the
Malaysian
Box
Office,
Dhanush's
Velaiyilla
Pattathari
has
continued
its
domination.
It
has
made
97,388
MYR
in
its
third
weekend
and
Jigarthanda
collected
26,422
MYR
in
its
first
weekend.
Malaysian
Box
Office
Velaiyilla
Pattathari
is
being
played
in
13
screens
and
its
total
revenue
from
the
Malaysian
Box
Office
is
Rs.2.14
crores.
Jigarthanda
Jigarthanda
is
being
played
in
nine
screens
and
its
total
collection
is
Rs.5.03
crores
from
this
region.
Domestic
BO
Jigarthanda
has
done
brilliant
business
in
the
domestic
Box
Office
too.
It
has
earned
Rs.3.54
crores
(nett)
in
the
first
weekend.
Good
WOM
Jigarthanda
has
got
good
word-of-mouth
and
it
is
expected
to
make
good
business
in
the
coming
days.