Thug Life is a dead-on-arrival on the field workplace, with the movie taking a under par opening after which adopted it with poor preliminary viewers reception. The Kamal Hassan starrer grossed a mere Rs. 17 crore approx on its first day on the Indian field workplace. The movie had underwhelming advances, however even they have been higher than what it has lastly ended up with, resulting from negligible walkup enterprise through the day.
Tamil Nadu made up for many of the first day assortment with Rs. 13 crore. From advances, it was anticipated to gather round Rs. 15-16 crore, nevertheless it fell considerably wanting that. The primary day of enterprise within the state is just like Indian 2. Whereas that movie had some numbers outdoors Tamil Nadu whereas this has nothing to indicate for. The movie missed out on a Karnataka launch because of the controversy surrounding latest remarks made by Kamal Haasan, however even the place it was launched, it was a non-starter.
Thug Life marks the second main disappointment for Kamal Hassan after Indian 2, third contemplating Indian 3 is already written off. The legendary actor made a comeback to the forefront of the Tamil field workplace similar week three years in the past, with a mega blockbuster Vikram. On paper, his follow-up lineup to Vikram seemed extremely promising, nevertheless it has failed spectacularly.
Regardless of the dismal theatrical efficiency, the producers of Thug Life are insulated from monetary loss, as they fetched good-looking costs for the non-theatrical rights. The losses can be with those that paid these costs, as they’re actually not going to get well them, and with the exhibition sector, lacking motion through the peak summer season interval.
The First Day Field Workplace Collections of Thug Life are as follows:
| Space | Gross |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | Rs. 13.00 cr. |
| APTS | Rs. 1.75 cr. |
| Kerala | Rs. 1.00 cr. |
| Remainder of India | Rs. 1.25 cr. |
| INDIA | Rs. 17.00 cr. |