Leo box office collection day 8: Thalapathy Vijay’s film crosses Rs 266 crore mark in India in its first week | Tamil Movie News – Times of India

Thalapathy Vijay starrer Leo has been performing well at the domestic box office. The Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial has now crossed Rs 266 crore mark in India in the first week of its release.
According to Sacnilk, Leo has been estimated to earn Rs 11 crore nett on its 8th day for all languages. The film has earned Rs 64.8 crore on day 1, Rs 34.25 crore on day 2, Rs 38.3 crore on day 3, Rs 39.8 crore on day 4, Rs 34.1 crore on day 5, Rs 30.7 crore on day 6 and Rs 13.4 crore on day 7.
Earlier, Leo scored $48.5 million (after four days) compared with the $44 million earned by Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, followed by Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour with $41.5 million at the worldwide box office.
In the US, Leo was released by Prathyangira Cinemas and earned $2.1 million over the weekend. In the UK and Ireland, it was released by Ahimsa Entertainment and collected $1.3 million in its first three days of release.

Leo stars Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt Trisha Krishnan and Arjun Sarja. It marks a reunion between Vijay and Kanagaraj after the 2021 blockbuster Master, which grossed $36 million. Recently, superstar Rajinikanth also talked about the film and said, “I pray to God, that movie should become a huge hit.”
The film is the latest instalment in Kanagaraj’s LCU or Lokesh Cinematic Universe, which began with Kaithi (2019), continued with Vikram in 2022 and retrospectively included 1986 title Vikram. Characters from Kaithi and the 2022 Vikram make appearances in Leo.