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

No surprises here. Even before it 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 Malay. The film went on to become a super hit due to the craze for Rajinikanth & 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 & 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.

Post-Enthiran, audiences expected a lotfrom 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. 100crores.

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

Vijay was at his top form in this blockbuster. 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.

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' directorial’s 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.