New Delhi: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s film saw big success on September 30. Even after facing tough competition from Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan’s Vikram Vedha, the film has witnessed phenomenal opening in India and overseas.
Box Office Collection
As per the Box Office reports, “It is expected that PS1 would make a total box office collection of Rs 50 crore globally.”
Reportedly, the Hindi version of the film has collected Rs 1.5 crore at the box office and the Malayalam version, the film made a gross of Rs 2.5 crore in Kerala.
According to trade expert Manobala Vijayabalan, the film collected Rs 25.86 crore in Tamil Nadu on day 1. Taking to his Twitter, Vijayabalan updated the numbers and wrote, “#PonniyinSelvan part 1 is off to a FANTASTIC start at the box office. The film has grossed ₹25.86 cr on Day 1 in the state. 3rd BIGGEST opener of the year.”
#PonniyinSelvan part 1 is off to a FANTASTIC start at the box office.
The film has grossed ₹25.86 cr on Day 1 in the state.
3rd BIGGEST opener of the year.#PonniyinSelvan1
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) October 1, 2022
Top TN openers of 2022#Valimai– ₹36.17cr#Beast– ₹26.40cr#PS1– ₹25.86cr#Vikram– ₹20.61cr#ET– ₹15.21cr#RRRMovie– ₹12.73cr#Thiruchitrambalam– ₹9.52cr#Don– ₹9.47cr#Cobra– ₹9.28cr#KGFChapter2– ₹8.24cr#NaaneVaruvean – ₹7.37cr#Viruman– ₹7.21cr#VTK– ₹6.85cr
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) October 1, 2022
For the worldwide collection, film trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted, “#PS1 takes the Biggest Day 1 opening for a Tamil movie at the WW Box office for 2022.”
#PS1 takes the Biggest Day 1 opening for a Tamil movie at the WW Box office for 2022.. 🔥
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) October 1, 2022
USA 🇺🇸 Box Office – Friday, Sep 30th:
10:30 PM EST #PS1 – $1 Million #VikramVedha – $235K
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) October 1, 2022
About Ponniyin Selvan 1
Mani Ratnam’s film starrer Chiyaan Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Lal, and Sobhita Dhulipala, among others. It marks the first Tamil movie to release in IMAX. The two-part franchise has a budget of Rs 500 crore.
The soundtrack has been composed by AR Rahman. The film’s cinematography is done by Ravi Varman. It has been distributed in Tamil Nadu by Red Giant Movies.
