Sarkar Box Office Collection Day 5: Vijay’s film continues to shine amid controversies, earns 145 cr worldwide
Sarkar box office collection is estimated to be around Rs 145 crore gross worldwide after three days of release with the film faring well in Tamil Nadu, according to reports. The Vijay starrer, directed by AR Murugadoss, is facing a lot of heat in Tamil Nadu from the ruling party. Despite the protest and controversies, the Vijay starrer managed to rake in the money in the state.
Industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai tweeted, “#Sarkar 4 days (Nov 6 to 9) gross in Chennai City = ₹6.45 Cr. A drop on Thursday & Friday due to “fear psychosis” created by raging political controversies, otherwise would have crossed 7 Cr. Expected to rock for weekend as advance booking is solid.”
Sarkar entered the Rs 100-crore club within just two days of its release. While the film has grossed over Rs 5 crore in the US, it has raked in over Rs 4 crore in the UK.
The box office collection of Sarkar is expected to witness an upsurge as there is no stiff competition in the theatres till November 16.
In Sarkar, there is a scene in which AR Murugadoss (in a cameo role) set freebies (mixers and grinder in particular) given by a political party on fire. AIADMK cadres felt that this scene criticised the welfare schemes that were introduced by late chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
After giving in to the pressure, Sun Pictures, the production house of Sarkar, decided to remove the scene in the interest of safeguarding the theatres and public from any kind of violent protests.
