Thalapathy Vijay's action-thriller 'Leo' has been racking up record collections with houseful shows since day one. However, on Dussehra (October 24, Tuesday), the movie witnessed a little decline and collected ₹31.5 crore nett for all languages, Sacnilk.com shared. With this, the film now stands at a domestic collection of ₹248.6 crore. According to the report, on Tuesday, a majority of the people watching were Tamil speakers, with 65.79% of the audience being Tamil-speaking. The Telugu-speaking audience made up 48.40% of the viewers, and the Hindi-speaking audience was the smallest, with only 20.13% of the total viewership.
- Tamil Nadu Gross: 21.50 Cr * estimates
- Kerala Gross: 5 Cr * estimates
- Karnataka Gross: 3.50 Cr * estimates
- AP/TG Gross: 3.50 Cr * estimates
- Rest Of India: 3.50 Cr * estimates
- India Gross: 37.00 Cr * estimates
On the other hand, Leo has earned over ₹400 crore worldwide within just five days of its release. Variety report noted that the film managed to outperform Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, at the global box office as early as the fourth day after its release.
Lokesh Kanagaraj Injured
Meanwhile, director Lokesh Kanagaraj suffered a minor leg injury in an unprecedented rush of fans when he came to a theatre as part of the promotion of 'Leo'. The incident occurred at Aroma Theatre in Palakkad around noon. The director, who was supposed to address his fans at Ragam Theatre in Thrissur and later at Kavitha Theatre in Kochi, then cancelled his plans. "He consulted a doctor at a hospital in Palakkad itself and later left for Coimbatore.
Police said they resorted to minor caning to control the crowd. Gokulam Movies, which is distributing 'Leo' in Kerala, said that despite heavy security being arranged for the theatre promotion, there was an "unstoppable flow" of fans who came to see the director.
"Thank you, Kerala, for your love. Overwhelmed, happy and grateful to see you all in Palakkad. Due to a small injury in the crowd, I couldn’t make it to the other two venues and the press meeting. I will certainly come back to meet you all in Kerala again soon. Till then continue enjoying #Leo with the same love," Kanagaraj posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
