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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.