10 Tamil Films Which Raked The Most At The B. O. In Their First Week

Rajinikanth and Shankar's massive film 2.0 has got the biggest release for a Tamil film. 2.0 opened to mostly positive reviews and collected a gross of Rs. 450 crores approximately in its first week. 2.0 first week collections speak about the box office potential of Tamil cinema.

No surprises here. Even before Kabali released, people were expecting it to rewrite many box office records. And, it did. The Rajinikanth starrer, which was a gangster flick, collected a stellar amount of Rs. 335 crores in its first week, across the world. The film was dubbed into Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam. The film went on to become a super hit due to the craze for Rajinikanth and positive word of mouth.

Prior to its release, the moviemakers flooded all the media channels with promotional material. On top of it, it boasted the status of India's Biggest Motion Picture. Obviously, people flocked to watch it across the world. The mind blowing graphics and amazing performances lived up to hype created by the moviemakers. The positive word of mouth and the overwhelming positive reviews helped Baahubali collect Rs. 255 crores in its first seven days.

Thalapathy Vijay made it a habit to break all the box office records with each new release. The 2018 political thriller directed by A. R. Murugadoss, Sarkar, went on to gross Rs. 204 crores in its opening week. It is his second consecutive film to gross more than 200 crores. 

Thalapathy Vijay's Mersal was a sensation at the Tamil Nadu box office. The movie opened with humongous collections in its opening weekend and went on to gross about Rs. 170 crores in its first week in the theatres.

Post-Enthiran, the audience expected a lot from director Shankar. Futuristic visuals, stunning performances, gripping story were some of the expectations. In I, Vikram's different avatars also aroused the viewers' curiosity. Although the film was met with mixed reviews upon its release, it raked moolah worldwide. By the end of its first week, it collected more than Rs. 137 crores.

There was a lot of buzz surrounding Enthiran as the visuals, shown in the promotional videos, were mind boggling and were unseen in Indian Cinema. Also, it was the second time, after Sivaji: The Boss, that both Rajinikanth and Shankar teamed up. Predictably, moviegoers arrived in droves to watch the action movie and it netted an amount of Rs. 117 crores in its first week.

Ilayathalapathy Vijay has a got a massive following in South India. His mannerisms, his realistic have won him innumerable fans. With Theri, Vijay's silver screen persona was much different from his previous roles as he was sober in his attitude for a substantial portion of the film. Due to the gripping story and excellent performances, 'Theri' became a super hit. Coming to its first week collections, it raked a huge amount of Rs. 100 crores.

Four years after blockbuster Robot's release, Lingaa arrived on the scene. The film saw him teaming up with experienced director K. S. Ravikumar who delivered super hits of which 'Muthu' is one of them. Given the different subject and Superstar's fan base, the movie easily collected more than Rs. 98 crores in its first week.

Vijay was at his top form in Kaththi. He perfectly conveyed many emotions such as aggression and sorrow. And to top it off, he was quite perfect as a fun loving yet committed police officer. The film collected Rs. 82 crores in its first week. Owing to its success, Tollywood big wig Chiranjeevi was roped in to star in the Telugu remake of this super hit.

Given its different subject, 24 garnered a lot of attention. Time travel is a theme that Indian Cinema didn't explore much. Only a handful of flicks sported that theme and it was forgotten by everyone except director Vikram Kumar. With a very interesting screenplay, he cast Suriya in all three lead roles. The casting pitted Suriya against himself on the silver screen and he was exceptional in all three of the roles. Due to its simplistic screenplay and positive word of mouth, it collected Rs. 75 crores in its first week.

Star hero Suriya's 2018 release Thaana Serndha Koottam scored well at the box office in its opening week by raking in Rs. 74.5 crores. The movie was inspired by Mumbai Opera House heist in 1987. The movie received generally positive reviews. 

No surprises here. The silver screen debut of Jilla was greeted with much fanfare. The film brought together big shots, Vijay and Mohanlal, for the first time on the silver screen. Words cannot describe their immaculate performances. The multi-starrer was a super hit which collected Rs. 70 crores in its first week.

Murgadoss' directorials are to known to be different. With Thuppakki, he dealt with the worsening situation of our national security and how it morally affects capable Indian soldiers. Murgadoss brought the patriotic side of Vijay, who is the lead actor of this film. The film was a super hit and it raked an amount of Rs. 65 crores. The film was remade in Hindi as Holiday and it was successful even there.