Suriya's 'Scene' opens at nearly ₹35cr worldwide
What's the story
The much-awaited film Scene, starring Suriya and Naslen, has made a strong debut at the box office. The movie raked in ₹34.25cr worldwide on its opening day, beating Suriya's previous release Vishwanath and Sons by ₹2.51cr. In India, Scene collected an impressive ₹19.15cr net with a domestic gross of ₹22.25cr through 6,167 shows across Tamil and Telugu versions on Friday, reported Sacnilk.
Regional success
Breakup of 'Scene' collections in India
The Tamil version of Scene was the major contributor to its domestic performance, bringing in ₹16.15cr net from 4,878 shows and an overall occupancy of 57.1%.
The Telugu version added another ₹3cr through 1,289 shows with an overall occupancy of 47.1%.
The drama-comedy is directed by Jithu Madhavan.
Comparative analysis
Comparison of 'Scene' with 'Vishwanath and Sons'
Scene has also surpassed the opening-day worldwide collection of Suriya's earlier release, Vishwanath and Sons.
The latter had earned ₹15.35cr net in India with a domestic gross collection of ₹17.74cr.
In comparison, Scene's domestic gross collection is higher than that of Vishwanath and Sons.
However, the earlier film recorded a larger overseas contribution, indicating a stronger international opening.
Occupancy details
Overall occupancy of Tamil version on Day 1
The Tamil 2D version of Scene saw an overall occupancy of 61.87% on Friday.
Morning shows had a 52.38% occupancy, which improved to 60.69% during evening screenings and peaked at 83.77% for night shows.
The Telugu version recorded a lower overall occupancy of 44.45%, with morning shows at 29.36%, afternoon screenings at 39.82%, and evening showings reaching up to 43.09%, with night shows at just over 61%.
Regional contribution
'Scene's domestic gross collection by state
Tamil Nadu was the biggest contributor to Scene's opening-day domestic gross, accounting for ₹10.75cr or 48.3% of the overall India gross collection.
Kerala was the second-largest market with ₹5.75cr, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at ₹3.5cr and Karnataka at ₹2cr, respectively.
The remaining Indian markets contributed ₹0.25cr to the film's earnings on its opening day.