Overview

• Sacnilk logged opening-day occupancy at 48.34% in Tamil and 18.33% in Telugu across 2,620 shows, including 2,153 Tamil and 467 Telugu.
• Early trade estimates put Day 2 collections at about Rs 1.51 crore by noon, indicating a wait-and-see trend for weekday hold.
• Koimoi, citing Sacnilk, says the film ranks as Dhanush’s third-biggest opening and claims a new personal day-one gross high in Tamil Nadu.
• The film entered theaters on October 1 against other major releases such as Kantara Chapter 1 and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, shaping screen share and footfalls.
• Reports peg the production budget near Rs 80 crore as Dhanush leads the project as actor, director and producer with early reception stronger in Tamil markets.