Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life Flops With ₹48 Crore Net in India After 15 Days
Karnataka’s ban over Haasan’s remarks has contributed to the film recovering just 24% of its ₹200 crore budget
Overview
- The film has grossed ₹48 crore net domestically and ₹97.84 crore worldwide after two weeks, leaving it ₹152 crore short of breaking even on its ₹200 crore budget.
- A ban in Karnataka over Kamal Haasan’s remarks is estimated to have trimmed around ₹30 crore from its box office take.
- Lifetime ticket sales on BookMyShow stand at 755,000, less than half the 1.59 million tickets sold by Haasan’s previous film, Indian 2.
- On its 15th day in theaters, Thug Life earned just ₹36 lakh as footfalls continued to dwindle.
- Netflix is reportedly considering a 20–25% cut to the film’s ₹130 crore OTT rights deal in response to its theatrical underperformance.