Actor Suriya's latest film, Scene, has delivered a strong performance at the worldwide box office, collecting approximately Rs 116.65 crore within its first three days in theatres. The action-comedy, directed by Jithu Madhavan, has enjoyed an impressive opening weekend, attracting audiences across India and overseas markets.
Released on November 6, the film witnessed a steady rise in collections over its opening weekend. It earned Rs 19.15 crore net in India on its first day, followed by Rs 20.35 crore on Saturday. The film witnessed another jump on Sunday, November 8, collecting Rs 23.25 crore net.
With this, its total domestic net collection reached Rs 62.75 crore, while the India gross collection stood at approximately Rs 72.90 crore. Overseas markets contributed another Rs 43.75 crore, taking the worldwide gross to Rs 116.65 crore, according to trade estimates.
Sunday also witnessed an improvement in theatre occupancy. The film recorded an overall occupancy of around 70.7 per cent across 6,001 shows in India, compared with 62.5 per cent on Saturday.
The Tamil version emerged as the biggest contributor to the film's domestic earnings, collecting Rs 51.90 crore net over three days. The Telugu version added another Rs 10.85 crore.
Scene stars Suriya alongside Nazriya Nazim and Naslen. The film marks Jithu Madhavan's Tamil directorial debut following the success of his Malayalam films Romancham and Aavesham. It also marks Naslen's debut in Tamil cinema, while Nazriya returns to Tamil films after a gap of 12 years.
Suriya plays Inbaraj, a police officer who finds himself involved in a complicated investigation connected to a case from his past. The storyline combines action, comedy and crime elements.
With its opening weekend collection, Scene has surpassed the opening-weekend performance of Suriya's earlier release Vishwanath and Sons. However, it remains behind Karuppu in the actor's opening-weekend worldwide collection.
The film's strong start has raised expectations for its weekday performance, with its box-office journey now entering a crucial phase.
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