Ponniyin Selvan grosses over ₹150 cr worldwide on day 3

Team of Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 2 was released on Friday last week. The will have garnered rave reviews from audicence and critics. It has registered huge figures at the box office by grossing over ₹150 crore in just three days worldwide.

Ramesh Bala who is an industry tracker took to Twitter to share that the film has breached the ₹150 crore-club. “Ponniyin Selvan 2 has crossed ₹150 crore gross at the WW (worldwide) box office in three days,” He also shared a Comscore report in which it was confirmed that PS2 collected approximately $3.645 million in its first three days in the US.

Trade analyst Trinath said, “The film didn’t have early morning shows in Tamil Nadu on release day. Due to some court case, the early morning shows were not granted. This affected the opening day numbers big time. Also, unlike the first part, PS2 opened to a lot of mixed reports. Hence, it has to be seen if it will have an uninterrupted long run,”

The film is based on Chola dynasty, The film featured Jayam Ravi in the role of Arulmozhivarman while Vikram, Karthi, Trisha and Aishwarya Rai were seen in other key roles. The first part in the franchise grossed over ₹500 crore at the box office globally during its theatrical run becoming highest Tamil grosser last year.