Petta vs Viswasam Box Office Collection | Worldwide

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Petta vs Viswasam Box Office Collection | Worldwide

Here is the comparison of box office collection between the Tamil movies Petta and Viswasam. Both Petta and Viswasam are expected to do well at the box office.

Petta



Budget: 160 Cr; Screen Count: 3000

Viswasam



Budget: 90 Cr; Screen Count: 2200

Day Wise Comparison between Petta and Viswasam (All Language)/Net collection



* All collections are in Indian Rupee (INR) and in Crores.

DayPetta Viswasam
Day 1 [1st Thursday] 19.00 16.50
Day 2 [1st Friday] 16.10 19.00
Day 3 [1st Saturday] 16.20 14.50
Day 4 [1st Sunday] 13.50 Cr 13.85 Cr
Day 5 [1st Monday] 8.90 Cr 8.45 Cr
Day 6 [1st Tuesday] 8.70 Cr 6.50 Cr
Day 7 [1st Wednesday] 5.60 Cr 4.90 Cr
Day 8 [2nd Thursday] 5.30 Cr 4.60 Cr
Week 1 Collection 93.30 Cr 88.30 Cr
Day 9 [2nd Friday] 4.70 Cr 3.80 Cr
Day 10 [2nd Saturday] 6.80 Cr 5.70 Cr
Day 11 [2nd Sunday] 8.30 Cr 7.40 Cr
Day 12-15 [Mon-Thu] 8.50 Cr 7.40 Cr
Week 2 Collection 28.30 Cr 24.30 Cr
Week 3 Collection 7.10 Cr 8.90 Cr
Week 4 Collection 4.30 Cr 6.40 Cr
Week 5 Collection 1.10 Cr 2.70 Cr
Week 6 Collection 0.25 Cr 1.50 Cr
Week 7 Collection 0.15 Cr 0.60 Cr
Week 8 Collection 0.06 Cr 2.44 Cr [Tamil+Telugu]
Week 9 Collection 0.02 Cr 1.04 Cr [Tamil+Telugu+Kannada]
Week 10 Collection 0.01 Cr 0.09 Cr [Tamil+Telugu+Kannada]
Week 11 Collection 0.01 Cr 0.03 Cr [Tamil]
Total (India Net) 134.60 Cr 136.40 Cr
Chennai City Gross Comparison
DayPetta Viswasam
1st Thursday 1.12 Cr 0.88 Cr
1st Friday 1.08 Cr 0.86 Cr
1st Saturday 1.29 Cr 1.04 Cr
1st Sunday 1.32 Cr 1.05 Cr
1st Monday 0.67 Cr 0.63 Cr
1st Tuesday 0.80 Cr 0.75 Cr
1st Wednesday 0.82 Cr 0.78 Cr
2nd Thursday 0.81 Cr 0.80 Cr
Total 15.60 Cr 13.30 Cr
Tamil Nadu Gross Comparison
DayPettaViswasam
1st Thursday 13.00 Cr 15.90 Cr
1st Friday 14.20 Cr 20.20 Cr
1st Saturday 15.00 Cr 15.00 Cr
1st Sunday 12.00 Cr 14.00 Cr
1st Monday 8.00 Cr 9.00 Cr
1st Tuesday 8.00 Cr 7.00 Cr
1st Wednesday 4.60 Cr 5.20 Cr
2nd Thursday 4.50 Cr 5.00 Cr
Week 1 Collection 79.30 Cr 91.30 Cr
2nd Friday 3.50 Cr 4.00 Cr
2nd Saturday 5.50 Cr 6.00 Cr
2nd Sunday 7.00 Cr 8.00 Cr
2nd Mon-Thu 7.40 Cr 8.00 Cr
Week 2 Collection 23.40 Cr 26.00 Cr
Week 3 Collection 5.00 Cr 9.70 Cr
Week 4 Collection 3.50 Cr 7.00 Cr
Week 5 Collection 0.85 Cr 2.90 Cr
Week 6 Collection 0.20 Cr 1.70 Cr
Week 7 Collection 0.16 Cr 0.80 Cr
Total (50 days) 112.41 Cr 139.40 Cr
Karnataka Gross Comparison
DayPetta Viswasam
1st Thursday 3.10 Cr 1.70 Cr
1st Friday 1.30 Cr 1.20 Cr
1st Saturday 1.40 Cr 1.60 Cr
1st Sunday 1.20 Cr 1.50 Cr
1st Monday 1.60 Cr 0.60 Cr
1st Tuesday 1.40 Cr 0.30 Cr
1st Wednesday 1.30 Cr 0.25 Cr
2nd Thursday 1.10 Cr 0.20 Cr
Total 21.46 Cr 9.25 Cr
Kerala Gross Comparison
DayPetta Viswasam
1st Thursday 1.40 Cr 0.90 Cr
1st Friday 0.88 Cr 0.40 Cr
1st Saturday 1.32 Cr 0.30 Cr
1st Sunday 1.40 Cr 0.65 Cr
1st Monday 0.40 Cr 0.25 Cr
1st Tuesday 0.40 Cr 0.20 Cr
1st Wednesday 0.30 Cr 0.15 Cr
2nd Thursday 0.30 Cr 0.15 Cr
Total 9.14 Cr 4.28 Cr



Winner: Viswasam (Blockbuster)



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Petta Collection Data
India Net Collection ₹ 134.60 Cr [All Language]
Worldwide Collection ₹ 232.92 Cr [All Language]
Overseas: ₹ 74.00 Cr [All Language]
India Gross: 158.92 Cr [All Language]



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Viswasam Collection Data
India Net Collection ₹ 136.40 Cr [All Language]
Worldwide Collection ₹ 204.20 Cr [All Language]
Overseas: ₹ 43.00 Cr [All Language]
India Gross: 161.20 Cr [All Language]



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Movie Petta stars Rajinikanth, Simran, Trisha Krishnan, M. Sasikumar, Vijay Sethupathi, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in key roles.



This film is directed and written by Karthik Subbaraj. Producer: Kalanithi Maran, Production company: Sun Pictures and Distributed by Sun Pictures.

Movie Viswasam stars Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara in lead roles.



This film is directed and written by Siva. Production company: Sathya Jyothi Films. Distributed by: KJR Studios (Tamil Nadu) and Mulakuppadam Films (Kerala)

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