Suriya starrer Scene crossed Rs 80 crore worldwide on its second day. The film, which also stars Nazriya Nazim and Naslen, got a boost from the Diwali festive season. It collected Rs 20.25 crore net in India on Saturday, though it faces tough competition from the big release, Ramayana.
Suriya's Scene, which also stars Nazriya Nazim and Naslen, has managed to impress fans, which has helped the film gain a good box-office run on Saturday. Directed by Jithu Madhavan, the Tamil-Telugu film recorded a jump in collections on its second day, benefiting from the Diwali festive season. It has now crossed the Rs 80 crore mark in worldwide gross collections, adding to its impressive opening numbers. However, the film is facing competition from Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, which is also having a solid run at the box office.
Suriya's Scene which sees Nazriya's comeback in Tamil cinema after 12 years maintained its strong box-office innings on Saturday. The Jithu Madhavan directorial collected Rs 20.25 crore net in India from 5,687 shows on its second day, registering a 5.7 percent increase over its opening-day earnings of Rs 19.15 crore.
According to Sacnilk, the film's India nett collection has reached Rs 39.40 crore, while its domestic gross stands at Rs 45.75 crore. The overseas market contributed Rs 18 crore on Saturday, taking the cumulative overseas gross to Rs 35.75 crore. With this, the film's worldwide gross collection has climbed to Rs 81.50 crore. Scene also moved ahead of Suriya's previous release, Vishwanath and Sons, in worldwide collections at the corresponding stage. The film sold an estimated 1,498,736 tickets on Saturday, taking its total ticket sales to 2,930,230. The Tamil version continued to account for the share of the film's domestic earnings. It collected Rs 16.50 crore from 4,324 shows, with an occupancy rate of 65.1 percent. The Telugu version added Rs 3.75 crore from 1,363 screenings, recording 54.1 percent occupancy.
Tamil 2D screenings registered an overall occupancy of 70.06 percent. The Telugu 2D version recorded an overall occupancy of 58.23 percent. Its morning shows registered 35.36 percent, followed by 60.55 percent in the afternoon, 55.45 percent in the evening and 67.82 percent at night.
Scene is also competing with Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, which arrived in theatres on November 5. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi and Ravi Dubey, the film has recorded substantial collections during the Diwali weekend. According to early estimates, Ramayana collected Rs 69.80 crore net in India on its third day. Its worldwide gross collection has reached Rs 375.50 crore, including Rs 157.25 crore from overseas markets.