Karuppu Box Office Collection Day 16: Will Suriya Starrer Take 'God Mode' To BEAT Thalapathy Vijay's 2023 Film?

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fantasy action-drama Karuppu is maintaining a powerful grip at the box office even in its third week. Directed by RJ Balaji, the film has already entered the Rs 280 crore global mark and is steadily approaching the prestigious Rs 300 crore milestone worldwide. After a successful two-week run, the film continues to show display weekday and weekend earnings, with Day 16 collections showing audience positive reception to film. With its current trend, Karuppu is also inching closer to overtaking Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu in the list of highest-grossing Tamil films globally.

Karuppu Box Office Collection Day 16: Suriya Film Inches Closer to Surpassing Vijay’s 2023 Hit

After completing a successful 15-day run, Karuppu entered its third weekend. The film witnessed a noticeable jump in audience turnout, reversing the weekday slowdown. On Day 16, Karuppu collected Rs 5.15 crore nett in India, marking a 58.5 percent increase from the previous day’s Rs 3.25 crore. This performance pushed the film’s India nett total to Rs 176.55 crore, while the gross collection reached Rs 204.21 crore. Beyond the milestone chase, Karuppu is also climbing the all-time Tamil box office rankings. The film is now just Rs 21.8 crore away from surpassing Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu, which stands at Rs 299.2 crore worldwide.

If achieved, this would place Karuppu among the top 10 highest-grossing Tamil films globally, marking a significant mark for Suriya’s latest outing. Karuppu has already surpassed, Thalapathy Vijay’s Master (Rs 250–260 crore worldwide, including about Rs 137 crore from Tamil Nadu), Mersal (Rs 252–260 crore worldwide), and Sarkar (Rs 248–252 crore worldwide).On Day 16 alone, the film added Rs 2 crore from overseas markets, taking its total international earnings to Rs 77.75 crore.

RJ Balaji about narrating Karuppu to Thalapathy Vijay

In a recent interview with Hollywood Reporter, director RJ Balaji shared that Karuppu was initially planned as Vijay’s final film before his entry into politics. Although the project eventually went to Suriya, the filmmaker said his discussions with Vijay helped refine the script and make a few changes.

RJ Balaji further explained that Vijay had shown interest in the story during their early conversations and had requested time to confirm his role in it. However, due to his political commitments and decisions regarding his final film, the actor later stepped away from the film. The director went on to say that he respected Vijay’s decision and appreciated the time and attention he gave to the script discussions.