Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 2, starring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Jayam Ravi and Karthi, has done well at the box office and is now heading towards the end of its run. It is the highest grossing Tamil film of the year at the worldwide box office so far with gross collections of over Rs 320 crores. If it ends, the film will have earned around Rs 330 crores, which is a good result for a standalone film, but slightly underwhelming considering that it was the sequel to Ponniyin Selvan 1 which was only a earned more than Rs 480 crores few months ago.

Ponniyin Selvan 2 is the second highest grosser of 2023 in the state of Tamil Nadu

The final collections of Ponniyin Selvan 2 in Tamil Nadu will be less than what Varisu did earlier in the year. What makes Varisu’s numbers special is the fact that he managed the numbers despite the collision with a big man like Tunivu. The collections of PS 2 in Andhra states are lower than Varasudu (Varisu) and Sir (Vaathi). PS 2 got a big chunk of its collections internationally, more than 15 million dollars to be exact, and this enabled the film to have a significant lead over other Kollywood films released this year. There are some tough competitors from Kollywood like Jailer and Leo that have the potential to match or better PS 2’s worldwide numbers this year.

Ponniyin Selvan is the second highest grossing Tamil franchise

The Ponniyin Selvan franchise had a chance to emerge as the highest grossing Tamil franchise but it will now remain below the Enthiran franchise which has a total worldwide gross of slightly over Rs 900 crores, as suggested to around Rs 810 – 815 crores from the PS franchise. The initial trend of the film was strong, but it could not continue with the momentum, as a result of which it falls short by a 10 – 12 percent margin.

The breakdown for the gross box office collections of Ponniyin Selvan 2 is as under:-

Tamil Nadu – Rs 127.40 cr

Kerala – Rs 17.30 cr

Andhra State – Rs 14.50 cr

Karnataka – Rs 19.50 cr

Rest of India – Rs 20.50 cr

Overseas – 15.20 million dollars – Rs 124.80 crores

Total = Rs 324 crores gross worldwide on May 16, 2023

You can watch Ponniyin Selvan 2 at a theater near you. The film premieres digitally on the 26th of May 2023

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