Rajinikanth's 'Annaatthe' Bags Second Biggest Opening Weekend After Thalapathy's 'Master' Of Pandemic Era

Chennai, November 8 - Superstar Rajinikanth strikes gold with his latest Tamil action drama film, "Annaatthe". The veteran actor, at the age of 70, proved his commercial worth and scored the century as the box office. Directed by Siva, "Annaatthe", which was released on November 4, scored ₹ 123.4 crores in the 4-day opening weekend at the worldwide box office, including ₹ 96.4 cr. in India alone.

"Annaatthe" currently is the second biggest opening weekend grosser Indian film during the covid-19 pandemic. Thalapathy Vijay's Tamil blockbuster "Master", which was released on 13 January this year, recorded ₹ 143.90 in the 5-day opening weekend. Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi" is going neck to neck with "Annaatthe" and collects ₹ 116 crores in the 3-day weekend, beginning on Friday (Nov. 5).



The Sun Pictures' production, "Annaatthe" has earned ₹ 79.20 crores gross in Tamil Nadu alone, followed by ₹ 8 crores in Karanataka, ₹ 5.60 crores in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, ₹ 2 in Kerala, and ₹ 1.60 crores for the rest of India. Overseas, it has grossed ₹ 27 crores so far from the release of over 1100 screens in 66 countries.

"Annaatthe" took the 3rd best opening of the pandemic era at the Indian box office. Pawan Kalyan's Telugu hit, "Vakeel Saab" earned ₹ 40.10 crores net and is at the top spot, followed by Vijay's "Master", which earned ₹ 34.80 crores on the first day on the occasion of the Pongal festival. "Sooryavanshi" is the 4th biggest opener with ₹ 26.29 crores.

"Annaatthe" revolves around the relationship of Kaalaiyan (played by Rajinikanth), a village president who only bows to goodness and moral fairness, and his sibling Thanga Meenaatchi (played by Keerthy Suresh). Also starring Nayanthara in the main role along with Jagapathi Babu, Abhimanyu Singh, Prakash Raj, Meena, Khushbu, among others in supporting roles, the film marks Rajinikanth's first collaboration with Siva.

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