Leo Box Office Collection: Hit or Flop, Budget, Records; Everything To Know About Thalapathy Vijay Starrer

Lokesh Kanagaraj is all over the headlines and rightfully so. After all, his recent release Leo is grabbing a lot of eyeballs. Starring Thalapathy Vijay, Trisha Krishnan in the lead with Sanjay Dutt as the lead antagonist, Leo has been one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It is touted to be an action thriller and featured an interesting face off between Thalapathy Vijay and Sanjay Dutt.

To note, Leo had managed to create substantial buzz among the fans. Be it with the posters, the teaser, trailer and even songs, everything about Leo has been adding to the audience's excitement. In fact, Leo also witnessed a phenomenal advance booking for the opening day and managed to beat Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. As Leo has witnessed a decent start at the box office, there have been endless speculations about whether Leo is a hit or flop, its budget, box office collection and more. So, while Leo is set to take over the box office and create new records, we bring you all the details about this Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial

Leo Budget

Thalapathy Vijay starrer Leo, which featured an extensive CGI work and a stellar cast, was shot in Kashmir's Dal Lake, Hazratbal Shrine, Sonamarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar and in Chennai. Reportedly, Leo was shot with a budget of around Rs 250-300 crores.

Leo Box Office Collection

After an impressive advance booking collection, Leo had reported minted over Rs 42 crore ahead of its release. And while the Lokesh Kanagaraj has witnessed a slow start, it is likely to earn Rs 68 crores on the first day of release. It will reportedly earn Rs 32cr gross in Tamil Nadu, Rs 12.50cr gross in Kerala, Rs 14.50cr gross in Karnataka, Rs 17cr gross in AT-TG and Rs 4cr gross in ROI.

Leo Box Office Records

So far, Leo has been grabbing eyeballs for beating Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan in terms of advance booking report, it has also become the first film to mint double digit opening collection in all four South Indian states. Besides, Leo has also managed to beat the opening day collection of Rajinikanth's Jailer in Tamil Nadu to become the highest Tamil opener of the year.

Leo: Hit or Flop?

Leo has been receiving mixed reviews from the audience and critics. While fans have been in awe of Thalapathy Vijay's performance and Lokesh Kanagaraj's direction, fans have been quite disappointed with Leo. From the slow storyline to the disappointing climax and CGI, fans have been quite disheartened with this Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial. Looks like even Thalapathy Vijay's charisma failed to save Leo. As of now, netizens have termed Leo as a disaster. However, the movie's box office performance in the coming days will reveal if Leo will be a hit or a flop at the box office despite negative reviews.