Nayanthara’s Mookuthi Amman 2 earned Rs 5 crore on its second day, showing a 30.3 percent jump. The film performed best in Tamil Nadu, which remained its biggest market. Despite stiff competition from Suriya’s Scene and Ramayana, the movie continues to get many viewers in theatres across the southern states.
Nayanthara's Mookuthi Amman 2 continued to perform better in Tamil than Telugu, with Tamil Nadu emerging as its biggest market. This spike comes amid the film facing stiff competition from Suriya's Scene and Ramayana.
Nayanthara's Mookuthi Amman 2 continues to do well in Tamil than Telugu during its second day at the box office. The film collected Rs 2.30 crore from Tamil screenings on Saturday, while the Telugu version contributed Rs 15 lakh. Tamil Nadu remained its biggest domestic market. However, the sequel is facing competition from Suriya's Scene and Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana. Some fans are also sharing their views on film with comments about the story and VFX, earlier, director Sundar C responded to criticism of the film's computer-generated imagery (CGI), and the work that went into creating its visual effects.
Mookuthi Amman 2 Box Office Collection Day 2: Tamil Version Leads
Nayanthara's Mookuthi Amman 2 continued to depend on its Tamil audience during its second day in theatres. The Tamil version collected Rs 2.30 crore from 1,698 shows on Saturday, recording an overall theatre occupancy of 32 percent. In comparison, the Telugu version registered 29 percent occupancy and earned Rs 15 lakh from 212 screenings.
Tamil accounted for 93.5 percent of the film's India nett earnings, while Telugu contributed the remaining 6.5 percent. The Tamil 2D version recorded an overall occupancy of 29.98 percent. Morning shows registered 17.46 percent, followed by 31.46 percent in the afternoon. Evening and night screenings recorded occupancies of 32.54 percent and 38.46 percent, respectively.
The Telugu version registered an overall occupancy of 25.26 percent. Morning shows recorded 20.44 percent, while afternoon screenings saw a dip to 13.33 percent. Evening and night shows registered occupancies of 20.11 percent and 26.22 percent, respectively.
Tamil Nadu Remains Biggest Market; Film Faces Competition
Tamil Nadu emerged as Mookuthi Amman 2's domestic market on Saturday, contributing Rs 2.40 crore, or 84.2 percent of its tracked India gross earnings for the day. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together generated Rs 20 lakh, while Karnataka contributed Rs 12 lakh. Kerala added Rs 10 lakh, with the remaining markets accounting for another Rs 3 lakh.
The sequel is also competing with Suriya's Scene and Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana at the box office. The film features Nayanthara, Regina Cassandra, Duniya Vijay, Urvashi, Yogi Babu, Myna Nandini, Garuda Ram, Abhinaya and Shruthy S, among others.
Meanwhile, director Sundar C has addressed criticism of the film's graphics, with some viewers describing the visuals as AI-generated. At the pre-release event, he said he was disappointed by comments made without knowing the effort involved. He revealed that nearly 400 Tamil technicians had worked for around 1.5 years on the CGI.