Scene Slowed Down As Ramayana Take Over The BO

Suriya's Scene has emerged as a super hit at the box office, crossing its break even mark within the first week itself. The film has reportedly collected around ₹230 crore worldwide in nine days. Despite its strong opening and positive run across several markets, beating Suriya's career best Karuppu collections now looks difficult.

Scene started its theatrical run on a strong note, outperforming Karuppu in opening day, opening weekend and first week collections. However, the competition from Ramayana has affected its second week performance, particularly in Tamil Nadu, where the film was expected to earn big. The most realistic target now appears to be ₹100 crore in the state.

Tamil Nadu remains an important market, with Scene collecting around ₹80 crore and heading towards the ₹100 crore milestone. Karuppu continues to hold the record with approximately ₹160 crore in Tamil Nadu and ₹320 crore worldwide. Meanwhile, Scene has performed well in the Telugu states, where it is expected to finish around ₹35 crore, while Karnataka collections have crossed ₹15 crore.

Overseas collections have been particularly impressive, with Scene earning around $8.5 million, making it Suriya's biggest overseas grosser. Kerala, surprisingly, has been the film's weakest major market despite its Malayalam style storytelling and Malayalam director, actors. It has collected approximately ₹27 crore there and may finish below ₹35 crore. Overall, Scene is expected to close its worldwide run around ₹250 - 275 crore, becoming Suriya's second biggest grosser while leaving Karuppu's records untouched.

- Veda