Vikram box office collection day 1: Kamal Haasan starrer takes a flying start; biggest opener of his career in Tamil Nadu and worldwide

Vikram, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil starrer, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is overall the third biggest opener of the year for Tamil cinema after Thalapathy Vijay starrer Beast and Ajith starrer Valimai

By Russel D'Silva
Published: June 4, 2022 2:53 PM IST

Kamal Haasan starrer Vikram, a gritty action crime thriller from one of Tamil cinema's most exciting modern-day Directors, Lokesh Kanagaraj, has released and all everybody is hearing about it are positive things. There was already fever-pitch excitement for thespian Kamal Haasan starrer, which co-stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, and it seems that it has more than lived up to all its pre-release buzz both critically and at the box office. It's time for all Kamal Haasan fans to rejoice as Vikram has become his biggest opener both in Tamil Nadu and worldwide. Also Read - Anupamaa: MaAn fans hail Anuj and Anu’s fiery avatar when Maya asks him to divorce Anupamaa; ‘Sochna bhi mat’

Vikram box office collection day 1

The Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil starrer, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, has soared to ₹20.70 crore gross in Tamil Nadu and ₹48.80 crore gross worldwide – both opening day records for Kamal Haasan. Overall, Vikram is the third biggest opener of the year for Tamil cinema after Thalapathy Vijay starrer Beast and Ajith starrer Valimai. Check out the territory-wise box-office break of the film below: Also Read - Chamkila: Diljit Dosanjh appears in a no-turban look; Throwback to when he said, 'cannot do a film without turban'

Tamil Nadu: ₹20.70 crore gross
Andhra Pradesh/Telangana: ₹3.80 crore gross
Karnataka: ₹3.90 crore gross
Kerala:: ₹5.10 crore gross
Rest of India: ₹1.10 crore gross
Overseas: ₹14.20 crore gross
Worldwide: ₹48.80 crore gross Also Read - 10 times Katrina Kaif proved she has turned into a typical Punjabi bahu after getting married to Vicky Kaushal despite being the Bollywood diva

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Watch our full Vikram video review below:

Vikram sequel

Anybody who has watched Vikram will well know that the movie has been set up very well for a sequel with a cameo by a Tamil cinema superstar at the end who'll probably be the prime antagonist in Vikram part 2. Also, those who've seen it would be aware of how Vikram is connected to Kaithi. And now, a well-placed source in the industry has exclusively apprised BollywoodLife that not the sequel, which will certainly go ahead given the response and glowing reviews, will be more intrinsically connected to Kaithi, with Director Lokesh Kanagaraj even supposedly planning crime cinematic universe linking both movies. Now, wouldn't that be a treat?

Vikram 2 or Kaiti 2 – what will get first?

So, Vikram 2 is all but greenlit now, and all that remains is an official confirmation from the makers. Speaking of official confirmations though, the producer of Kaithi, S.R. Prabhu, has already teased Kaithi 2 while retweeting a post from Kanagaraj, where the filmmaker penned a heartfelt note of the surreal and emotional experiencing of directing Kamal Haasan, his childhood hero, in a film. So, will we first get to the sequel to Vikram or Kaithi. Well, from what we're hearing, Vikram 2 is supposedly more likely to take off before because of how the movie ended and how invested Kanagaraj seems to be in the film at this point. Meanwhile, check out SR Prabhu's tweet below:

#Kaithi2 #Aarambikkalaangala!!??#Vikram https://t.co/5CZGNHKTTQ

— SR Prabhu (@prabhu_sr) June 2, 2022

The budget of Vikram while large, still isn't that huge as some of the other Tamil biggies, so the bumper opening puts it on the right path for a Kamal Haasan superhit or even a blockbuster.

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ByRussel D'Silva
Published: June 4, 2022 2:53 PM IST