Suriya and Trisha Krishnan’s fantasy entertainer ‘Karuppu’ enjoyed a strong boost at the box office on its second Saturday. After a relatively lower collection on Friday, the film regained impressive growth and continued its successful theatrical run.According to Sacnilk, ‘Karuppu’ has collected a net collection of Rs 12.20 crore in India on the ninth day. This figure represents an increase of 56.4 percent over the net Rs 7.80 lakh crore achieved on the eighth day.The film opened across 4,987 shows on Saturday and maintained good occupancy levels throughout the day.
The global gross of ‘Karuppu’ stands at Rs 217.74 crore
Karuppu took its total net collection in India to Rs 133.85 crore. The Hindi collection now stands at Rs 154.99 crore after nine days in theatres.The film also continued to perform steadily in overseas markets. Karuppu has earned Rs 3.50 crore overseas on the ninth day and this takes its total international gross to Rs 62.75 crore.The total global collection has now reached Rs 217.74 crore.
The Tamil version of ‘Karuppu’ leads the charge
The Tamil version remained the dominant contributor to the film’s gross earnings. On the ninth day, it collected Rs 10.60 crore nett from 3,616 shows while registering an occupancy rate of 49 percent.
The Telugu version added a net collection of Rs 1.60 crore from 1,371 shows and recorded an occupancy of 24 percent.Occupancy numbers showed a clear rise as the day progressed. The Tamil version recorded an overall occupancy of 47.21 percent. Morning shows opened at 25.46 percent before improving significantly. The evening occupancy rate reached 52.92 percent, while the nightly shows peaked at 62.69 percent.The Telugu version also showed better attendance during subsequent shows, with the night occupancy rate reaching 24.40 percent.
Tamil Nadu emerges as the largest contributor
Tamil Nadu continued to be the strongest market for the film by a large margin. The state contributed a total of Rs 10.35 lakh crore on the ninth day alone.Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Telangana generated Rs 1.60 lakh crore each. Kerala contributed Rs 0.41 lakh crore, while the rest of India added Rs 17 lakh.Directed by RJ Balaji, Karuppu features Surya in the role of Saravanan, a lawyer who acts as the human avatar of deity Karuppusamy.
‘Jyotika’ opens on the film’s triumph at the box office
Actress Jyotika recently reacted to the overwhelming response Karuppu received from the audience and expressed her happiness with the commercial success of the film.While interacting with Sudhir Srinivasan, the host compared Karuppu to Vikram Kamal Haasan and noted that while the film may not necessarily be considered Suriya’s best work from a critical point of view, it provided the theatrical celebration that fans were looking for.Responding to this remark, Jyotika said, “We are very overwhelmed. Suriya loves telling good stories and always makes sure there is a story in every film.
But I think box office numbers are also needed for heroes. Or for actors, any actor, any budget. No one is here to be confused. So, it is also very important for them to produce numbers.”Disclaimer: Box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly stated, providing a fair representation of the film’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or additional international market reports are completed. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.