'GOAT' slows down; Vijay's film earns ₹162cr in 6 days
Vijay's latest film GOAT has witnessed a further dip in its box office collections on Tuesday, earning just over ₹10 crore in India. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the action film has reportedly collected over ₹162 crore in India so far. The film is produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram, Kalpathi S Ganesh, and Kalpathi S Suresh of AGS Entertainment.
'GOAT' box office collection in India
According to Sacnilk, GOAT earned ₹44 crore on day one, ₹25.5 crore on day two, and ₹33.5 crore on day three. The film's collections then increased to ₹34 crore on day four before dipping to ₹14.75 crore on day five. On Tuesday, the film collected ₹10.5 crore nett in India across all languages as per early estimates, bringing the total to ₹162.25 crore.
Director jokingly blamed film's poor performance on IPL team
Director Prabhu recently addressed the film's underwhelming performance in Telugu and Hindi. He suggested that the film's climax, which is set against a Chennai Super Kings (CSK) match at the Chepauk Stadium, could be a reason. "Because of that, Mumbai Indians (MI) and RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) fans troll me," he said during a chat with fans on X (formerly Twitter) Spaces.
'We are all CSK fans, it's in our blood'
Prabhu further said, "We are all CSK fans - it's in our blood and we can't deny that. Maybe, it's because of the CSK connection that this movie didn't appeal much to Telugu and Hindi audiences. I don't think they enjoyed the moment like we did."
'GOAT' is a period science fiction film
GOAT stars Vijay in the lead role and is described as a period science fiction film. The ensemble cast includes Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Sneha, Ajmal Ameer, Vaibhav, Laila, Mohan, Aravind Akash, Ajay Raj, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Sneha, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, Yugendran, and VTV Ganesh among others. The film's trailer introduced Vijay as a field agent and spy who has carried out over 65 successful operations in his career.
