Tamil film Dude did well over its first weekend, collecting Rs. 36 crore approx at the Indian box office. The film could have cleared Rs. 40 crore or more, if not for the pre-Diwali period. Regardless, this marks the career-best weekend figures for the lead Pradeep Ranganathan, thanks to healthy collections in the Telugu states.
The worldwide weekend for the film amounted to Rs. 51 crore approx, with USD 1.75 million (Rs. 15.50 crore) coming from overseas markets.
The Day Wise Box Office Collections of Dude in India are as follows:
Day
Gross
Friday
Rs. 11.50 cr.
Saturday
Rs. 11.75 cr.
Sunday
Rs. 12.50 cr.
Total
Rs. 35.75 cr.
In Tamil Nadu, the film collected Rs. 21.50 crore over the first weekend, which is the second for Pradeep behind Dragon. Dude scored a higher opening day than Dragon, but Dragon had an exceptional surge over the weekend, with Sunday nearly doubling its opening day. Dude could have scored over Dragon on a normal weekend, but this was a pre-Diwali, which probably kept it from. Basically, due to pre-Diwali, the film saw limited movement in current sales during the day. It couldn’t go as high as it would have gone with the sort of advance sales it had every day.
That shall change with Diwali today; the business will see a pick, and it should remain on elevated levels throughout weekdays. The film should aim to double its weekend number for the week. That will not be enough to overtake the full run of Dragon, but it will give it a base to post a final number over Rs. 60 crore in the state, which will be a very good outcome.
Outside Tamil Nadu, the film had a record weekend for Pradeep in Telugu states and Kerala, while Karnataka was slightly under Dragon.
The Territorial Breakdown for Dude in India is as follows:
Area
Gross
Tamil Nadu
Rs. 21.50 cr.
Karnataka
Rs. 2.85 cr.
APTS
Rs. 9.35 cr.
Kerala
Rs. 1.75 cr.
Rest of India
Rs. 0.30 cr.
Total
Rs. 35.75 cr.
