Jana Nayagan box office collection day 1: Vijay’s last film eyes Rs 100 crore mark.
Jana Nayagan Box Office Collection Day 1 Live Update: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor Vijay’s last film Jana Nayagan finally hit theatres on July 23 to mixed reviews. At the box office, however, the movie got off to a promising start.
According to the industry tracker Sacnilk, Jana Nayagan grossed Rs 48.27 crore crore on Thursday. Overseas, the film collected Rs 30, taking the total worldwide collection to Rs 78.27 crore.
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On Day 1, the film had an overall theatre occupancy of 68.31% in Tamil language – with morning shows at 73.85%, afternoon shows at 62.46%, evening shows at 63.62%, and night shows at 73.31%.
With a worldwide opening-day collection of Rs 78.27 crore, Jana Nayagan, reportedly made on a budget of over Rs 300 crore, has outperformed Vijay’s previous releases The Greatest of All Time and Leo, which earned Rs 51.39 crore and Rs 75.53 crore, respectively, on Day 1.
While the film has opened strongly at the box office, its critical reception has been divided. An excerpt from SCREEN’s review of Jana Nayagan read, “The first half broadly follows the Bhagavanth Kesari template. Vijay is introduced as a prisoner. An action sequence in a jail establishes his physical dominance. Then comes a lengthy introduction for Bobby Deol’s Phoenix, and this is where the film’s problems begin. Where the film works, and it does work in stretches, is where Vijay is allowed to be himself. There are a handful of elevation moments that land the way they are supposed to, where the background score swells, the crowd erupts, and for a few seconds, the film remembers what it is supposed to be.”
Besides Vijay, Jana Nayagan also features Mamitha Baiju, Bobby Deol and Pooja Hegde. It has been directed by H Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions.
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Jana Nayagan sells 4.54 lakh tickets on BookMyShow in a day, beats Karuppu
As shared by trade site Sacnilk, Jana Nayagan recorded a strong Day 1 performance on BookMyShow, selling 4,54,510 tickets between 6 AM and 10 PM, reflecting sustained audience demand throughout the day. While the Vijay-starrer remained behind the all-time single-day highs of Jailer (10 lakh tickets), Leo (7.56 lakh), and Coolie (7.15 lakh), it comfortably outperformed Karuppu, which had sold 2.38 lakh tickets. The film’s bookings gathered momentum quickly, crossing 1 lakh tickets by the morning, 2 lakh by 2 PM, and 3 lakh by 6 PM, before witnessing its biggest surge during the evening. The final hour between 9 PM and 10 PM emerged as the day’s peak, with 38,190 tickets sold. Adding to the momentum, the Hindi version, Jan Neta, also contributed more than 40,000 tickets during the late-night booking rush, underlining the strong nationwide interest in Vijay’s farewell film.
Jana Nayagan trends across three languages
Jana Nayagan is enjoying a strong audience response, with the film simultaneously trending in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi on BookMyShow. The Tamil version has earned an impressive 9.2/10 rating from more than 17,900 votes, while the Telugu version, Jana Nayakudu, holds a solid 8.6/10. Backed by glowing ratings and a late-night booking pace of nearly 40,000 tickets per hour, the film appears well-positioned for a strong opening weekend.
Leo vs Jana Nayagan Day 1 Box Office
Jana Nayagan opened well at the box office but fell considerably short of Leo’s record-breaking Day 1 numbers. Leo had amassed a massive Rs 64.80 crore net and Rs 75.53 crore gross in India across 15,067 shows. Overseas, Leo was far ahead with Rs 66.50 crore gross, compared to Jana Nayagan’s Rs 30.00 crore. As a result, Leo registered a phenomenal Rs 142.03 crore worldwide gross on its opening day, whereas Jana Nayagan concluded Day 1 with Rs 78.27 crore worldwide gross.
Jana Nayagan vs GOAT
Vijay’s 2024 film The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) had opened with Rs 44 crore net in India and Rs 99.39 crore worldwide gross. According to early estimates, Jana Nayagan earned Rs 48.27 crore gross in India and Rs 78.27 crore worldwide gross.
Vijay’s biggest cheerleader, his mother Shoba, joins family to celebrate Jana Nayagan
Thalapathy Vijay’s mother, Shoba Chandrasekhar, was seen heading to a theatre with her family to celebrate the release of her son’s farewell film, Jana Nayagan. Sharing the update on X, a fan page wrote, “‘Shoba Amma’ and family went to the theater to celebrate their son’s movie Jana Nayagan!” Long regarded as Vijay’s biggest cheerleader, Shoba’s presence added a heartfelt touch to the celebrations surrounding the film’s release.
Women fans break down in tears as Jana Nayagan end card appears
As Jana Nayagan reached its emotional conclusion, two women fans were seen crying in theatres in a viral video when the film’s end card appeared. Sharing the moment on X, the Kerala Vijay Fans Club wrote, “That feeling when the end card appears,” capturing the emotional farewell to Thalapathy Vijay’s final film before his full-time political journey.
Actor Anandhi says her scenes were cut from Jana Nayagan
Actor Anandhi expressed her disappointment over not appearing in Jana Nayagan, saying, “Naan nadicha scenes Jana Nayagan padathula varala… I’m unlucky (The scenes I acted in were not included in Jana Nayagan. I’m unlucky).” Along with a broken-heart emoji, she shared her sadness that the scenes she had acted in did not make it to the final cut of Vijay’s farewell film.
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