Chennai, Jan 13 (): The most-anticipated films of Kollywood – Jilla and Veeram have shown an amazing response at the box office. The movies have satisfied the expectations of the masses as well as the early reports emerging from traders clearly tell that the producer, distributor and exhibitors have made handsome money.
Entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai tweeted, “#Jilla & #Veeram continue 2 rock for the second consecutive day at the TN b-o. Both r neck to neck, clear picture only after Pongal”.
Jilla
Jilla was released in close to 800 screens worldwide. In Tamil Nadu, the movie was released on 360 to 390 screens and in Chennai alone the movie was released in about 40 screens.
To meet the demand of the viewers, multiplexes had dedicated major screens for this movie. On the opening day, Jilla has got never-heard response from the Illayathalapathy fans. ‘Jilla’ received mostly positive reviews from movie critics and fans. The running time of the film is up to 182 minutes (3 hrs); now the makers are planning to cut short the film and reduce its run time.
Made at a budget of 50 crore, Jilla is released in more than 10 countries including India, UK, USA, Australia and Srilanka.
As per reports given in Bollymoviereviewz:
Jilla Worldwide Box Office Collection
Jilla opened to a very good response across Tamil Nadu Kerala, Karnataka and overseas
First Day Box Office Collection
Tamil Nadu
Rs 7.3 Crore Gross
Rs 5.11 Crore Nett
3.5 Crore Distributors Share
Kerala
Rs 2.61 Crore Gross
Karnataka
Rs 0.45 Crores Gross
Rest of India
Rs 0.1 Crore gross
USA
$163,952 for Premiere+Friday+Saturday
This is lower than last tracked Arrambam’s opening day
Note: All India numbers are close estimates.
Veeram
Veeram is labelled a family entertainer and has received positive reviews from movie critics. Theatres screening “Veeram” are likely to witness an increase in crowds during the holiday period as the Ajith starrer is carrying positive reviews.
As per reports given in Bollymoviereviewz:
Veeram Worldwide Box Office Collection
Veeram opened to a very good response across Tamil Nadu and overseas but was lower than Jilla in Kerala and in Rest of India.
First Day Box Office Collections
Tamil Nadu
Rs 7.3 Crore Gross same as Jilla
Kerala
Rs 0.4 Crore Gross
Karnataka
Rs 0.4 Crore Gross
Rest of India
Rs 0.05 Crore Gross
USA
$169,974 for Premiere+Friday+Saturday
Note: All India numbers are close estimates.
