Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan: I' had a phenomenal opening weekend at the box office, earning approximately Rs. 114 crores. The movie earned Rs 38.50 crores on Friday, Rs. 36 crores on Saturday and Rs. 39 crores on Sunday making a total of Rs. 113.50 crores. This is the second biggest weekend opening in the history of Kollywood following '2.0', which earned mostly from its Hindi and Telugu versions. PS-1's major earnings come from its Tamil version.
'Ponniyin Selvan' is the third biggest opener ever in Tamil Nadu after 'Beast' and 'Sarkar'. It could have done better, but there was a loss of screenings as it faced competition from Selvaraghavan's 'Naane Varuvean'. The loss costed the film Rs. 4-5 crores over the weekend.
According to film trade analyst, Ramesh Bala, 'PS-1' has grossed over Rs 230 crore at the worldwide box office.
'Ponniyin Selvan: I' stars Chiyaan Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan in pivotal roles.
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