Telugu States Crucial For 100 Cr Opening

Thalapathy Vijay’s upcoming film, The GOAT, is set for a massive box office opening.

As of Wednesday night, the film has already secured advance bookings worth ₹35 crore in India for its first day. For the extended four-day weekend, the advance sales are touching ₹70 crore.

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Internationally, the film has also made a strong start, with advance bookings amounting to ₹25 crore for the opening day and around ₹35 crore for the weekend.

This impressive number highlights Vijay’s star power, even though the film’s trailer was bad and the music was heavily trolled.

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Based on current advance booking trends, The GOAT is projected to have an opening day box office collection of around ₹60 crore in India. This would make it the second-highest opening for a Tamil film, just behind Leo.

For those who might not know, Leo set an all-time record for a Tamil film with a worldwide opening of over ₹140 crore.

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The film is expected to start with earnings between ₹105-110 crore worldwide gross, depending on its performance in key states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, and Karnataka.