Dragon Box Office Collection Day 24 Early Estimates: Pradeep Ranganathan's Film Crosses ₹97 Crore In India

Dragon Box Office Collection: The Tamil coming-of-age comedy-drama Dragon, written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, has taken the box office by storm. AGS Entertainment produced the film, featuring Pradeep Ranganathan, Anupama Parameswaran, and Kayadu Lohar in lead roles, alongside Mysskin, Gautham Vasudev Menon, K. S. Ravikumar, and George Maryan in key supporting roles. Released worldwide on February 21, 2025, Dragon opened to positive reviews and went on to gross approximately ₹150 crore (US$17 million), making it the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year so far.

Dragon All Language Box Office Collection Day 24

As per Indian box office tracker Sacnilk, Dragon earned an estimated ₹ 96.73 crore in India net on its first 23 days at the box office.

Day-wise India Net Collection

Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 6.5 Crore

Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 10.8 Crore

Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 12.75 Crore

Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 5.8 Crore

Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 5.1 Crore

Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 5.2 Crore

Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 4.15 Crore

Week 1 Collection: ₹ 50.3 Crore

Day 8 [2nd Friday] ₹ 4.7 Crore

Day 9 [2nd Saturday] ₹ 8.5 Crore

Day 10 [2nd Sunday] ₹ 9 Crore

Day 11 [2nd Monday] ₹ 2.85 Crore

Day 12 [2nd Tuesday] ₹ 2.4 Crore

Day 13 [2nd Wednesday] ₹ 2.3 Crore

Day 14 [2nd Thursday] ₹ 2.15 Crore

Week 2 Collection: ₹ 31.9 Crore

Day 15 [3rd Friday] ₹ 2.05 Crore

Day 16 [3rd Saturday] ₹ 3.65 Crore

Day 17 [3rd Sunday] ₹ 2.95 Crore

Day 18 [3rd Monday] ₹ 1.3 Crore

Day 19 [3rd Tuesday] ₹ 1.05 Crore

Day 20 [3rd Wednesday] ₹ 0.9 Crore

Day 21 [3rd Thursday] ₹ 0.9 Crore

Week 3 Collection: ₹ 12.8 Crore

Day 22 [4th Friday] ₹ 0.75 Crore

Day 23 [4th Saturday] ₹ 0.98 Crore

Day 24 [4th Sunday] ₹ 0.87 Crore (based on early estimates reported by Sacnilk and is subject to updates).

Total Collection: ₹ 97.6 Crore

Dragon Premise

A once-promising student, Ragavan transforms into the rebellious "Dragon" after heartbreak, accumulating arrears in college. Through deception, he lands a high-paying job and luxury lifestyle, but a past mistake forces him to confront his integrity. As his lies unravel, Dragon must choose between success built on fraud and redemption through honesty, leading to a life-altering decision.

Dragon Cast and Crew

Dragon features Pradeep Ranganathan as D. Ragavan, also known as "Dragon," alongside Anupama Parameswaran as Keerthi and Kayadu Lohar as Pallavi Parasuram, with her voice dubbed by Savitha Radhakrishnan. The cast includes Mysskin as S. Mayilvahanan, Gautham Vasudev Menon as Vale Kumar, K. S. Ravikumar as Parasuram, and George Maryan as Dhanapal. Indumathy Manikandan portrays Chitra Dhanapal, with Vinodhini Vaidyanathan dubbing her voice.

Supporting roles are played by VJ Siddhu as Anbu, Harshath Khan as Vetri "Kutty Dragon," P. L. Thenappan as Thenappan, and Fatman Ravinder as M. S. Rajesh. The film also features Apollo Ravi as a college staff member, Joe Michael Praveen as a matrimonial office clerk, Whatsapp Mani as Paambu, Ramesh Narayanan as Karups, Lakshman Tekumudi as Bandi, and Rohith Muralidharan as Venkat. Sujatha Babu appears as Pallavi's mother, while Aruljothi plays a co-worker with a crush on Ragavan.

Dragon is a film written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram, Kalpathi S Ganesh, and Kalpathi S Suresh under the AGS Entertainment banner. Archana Kalpathi served as the creative producer, with Aishwarya Kalpathi as the associate creative producer and S.M. Venkat Manickam as the executive producer. The film's music is composed by Leon James, with cinematography by Niketh Bommi and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav. V. Selva Kumar handled production design, while Vicky and Dilip Subbarayan choreographed the action sequences. JD was credited for choreography. The story was developed by Marimuthu and Pradeep Ranganathan, with the screenplay and dialogues by Marimuthu. Other key contributors included costume designers Dinesh Manoharan and Praveen Raja, sound designer Sync Cinema, and colorist Suresh Ravi. The direction team was led by co-director Ramesh Narayanan, alongside associate and assistant directors. D'Note managed CGI, and Mango Post handled DI. Promotions were overseen by AGS Marketing and creative teams, with Nikil Murukan as the PRO. Think Music held the film's audio rights.