Soori’s ‘Mandaadi’ and Karthi’s ‘Sardar 2’ continued their box office journey on Monday, September 14. The two Tamil releases saw their collections fall from the previous day. However, ‘Mandaadi’ remained well ahead of ‘Sardar 2’ after five days in theatres.According to Sacnilk, ‘Mandaadi’ recorded an India net collection of Rs 11.25 cr on Day 5. The film was screened across 3,950 shows and registered an overall occupancy of 53 percent. Monday’s figure was 13.8 percent lower than its Rs 13.05 cr collection on Sunday. The film has accumulated Rs 45.85 cr in India net collections so far. Its India gross collection has reached Rs 53.63 cr. The film also earned Rs 1.25 cr from overseas markets on Day 5. Its overseas gross now stands at Rs 8.75 cr, taking the worldwide gross to Rs 62.38 cr.
‘Mandaadi’ maintains strong run
‘Mandaadi’ opened with Rs 4.85 cr in India net collections on September 10. The film had 2,953 shows on its opening day and recorded 32.7 percent occupancy. Its Day 2 collection climbed to Rs 6.70 cr from 2,864 shows, while occupancy increased to 44.9 percent.The film continued its upward movement on Saturday. It collected Rs 10 cr from 3,354 shows and registered 53.8 percent occupancy. Sunday delivered its highest daily collection so far. The film earned Rs 13.05 cr from 3,874 shows, with occupancy reaching 60.2 percent. Monday brought a decline, with occupancy falling to 53 percent. Still, the Rs 11.25 cr net collection was higher than the film’s earnings on its first three days.
Tamil version leads language-wise earnings
The Tamil version contributed Rs 9.25 cr to the Day 5 India net collection. It recorded 57 percent occupancy across 2,882 shows. The Telugu version added Rs 2 cr from 1,068 shows, with occupancy at 42.1 percent. The Tamil 2D version recorded 55.36 percent overall occupancy. Morning shows registered 38.46 percent, while afternoon shows reached 61.23 percent. Evening occupancy stood at 61 percent, followed by 59.54 percent for night shows.The Telugu 2D version recorded 38.22 percent overall occupancy. Morning shows had 22.64 percent occupancy. Afternoon shows recorded 52.09 percent, while evening and night shows registered 40.91 percent and 36.91 percent, respectively.‘Mandaadi’ state-wise figuresThe Day 5 gross collection for ‘Mandaadi’ across the reported regions stood at Rs 13.15 cr. Tamil Nadu led the contribution with Rs 9.50 cr. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana added Rs 2.40 cr, while Karnataka contributed Rs 95 lakhs. Kerala recorded Rs 20 lakhs, while the rest of India contributed Rs 10 lakhs. The film’s overall India net collection has now reached Rs 45.85 cr.
‘Sardar 2’ records Rs 1.50 cr
Karthi’s ‘Sardar 2’ had a considerably quieter fifth day. According to Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 1.50 cr in India net from 2,473 shows. Its overall occupancy was 19.7 percent. The Day 5 collection represented a 38.8 percent decline from Sunday’s Rs 2.45 cr. The film has so far earned Rs 13.10 cr in India net and Rs 15.35 cr in India gross collections.Its overseas gross collection increased by Rs 25 lakhs on Day 5. The overseas total has reached Rs 4.50 cr. The worldwide gross collection currently stands at Rs 19.85 cr.
‘Sardar 2’ trails ‘Mandaadi’
‘Sardar 2’ opened with Rs 4.50 cr in India net collections on September 10. It was screened across 3,950 shows and recorded 24.5 percent occupancy. The film collected Rs 2.45 cr on Day 2 from 3,361 shows, with occupancy at 19.3 percent. Its Day 3 collection stood at Rs 2.20 cr from 3,035 shows. Occupancy was 21 percent. On Sunday, the film recovered slightly and earned Rs 2.45 cr from 2,754 shows. Its occupancy reached 23.6 percent.The Tamil version earned Rs 1.10 cr on Day 5 from 1,613 shows. It recorded 20 percent occupancy. The Telugu version contributed Rs 40 lakhs from 860 shows, with occupancy at 19 percent. The Tamil 2D version registered 20.46 percent overall occupancy. Morning shows recorded 12 percent, afternoon 25.23 percent, evening 18.15 percent and night 16.77 percent.The Telugu 2D version recorded 16.97 percent overall occupancy. Its morning shows registered 14.45 percent, while afternoon shows reached 21 percent. Evening occupancy was 16.64 percent, and night shows recorded 10.91 percent.On the state-wise gross front, ‘Sardar 2’ collected Rs 1.75 cr on Day 5. Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 1.10 cr, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with Rs 45 lakhs. Karnataka added Rs 18 lakhs. Kerala and the rest of India contributed Rs 1 lakh each.In conclusion, after five days, ‘Mandaadi’ has built a sizeable lead over ‘Sardar 2’.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.
