CHENNAI BOX OFFICE

Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Sep 03rd 2012 to Sep 09th 2012
Week : 4
Total collections in Chennai : Rs. 3,26,08,683
Verdict: Average
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend): 51
Average Theatre Occupancy (Weekend): 29%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend): Rs. 3,41,568
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekdays): 144
Average Theatre Occupancy (Weekdays): 24%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays): Rs. 8,04,865
CAST AND CREWS
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Cast: Aishwarya, Dinesh, Nandita
Director: Pa. Ranjith
Producer: C. V. Kumar
Music Director: Santhosh Narayan
Cinematographer: P. K. Varma
Distributor: Studio Green

This rom-com about love and longing in the life of a teenager has a bunch of debut actors and is directed by Ranjith.

Trade Talk

Released over the Independence Day weekend, the movie is fetching averagecollections, thanks to the support from suburban centres.

Public Talk

Other than the realistic portrayal of lives in Chennai’s suburbs, the film’s music is also generally being talked about.

ATTAKATHI PREVIOUS WEEK RANKINGS
WEEK : 3 RANKING : 2
Aug 27th 2012 to Sep 02nd 2012
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 156
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 44%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 24,31,864
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 236
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 34%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 29,11,660

Attakathi is a romantic comedy that focuses on the different dimensions of love in a teenager’s life. Starring a horde of debut actors, the movie is directed by Ranjith.

Trade Talk :

The movie opened to average houses last weekend and is seemingly sustaining the collections in suburban areas.

Public Talk :

Santhosh Narayanan’s Aadi Pona Aavani has become a chartbuster.

WEEK : 2 RANKING : 1
Aug 20th 2012 to Aug 26th 2012
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 270
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 64%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 56,05,542
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 392
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 55%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 72,95,442

Directed by Ranjith, Attakathi is a love story – a subject that has been recycled a million times in the history of Tamil cinema – and stars debut actors.

Trade Talk :

Single screen theatres in the suburbs have sustained the average collections that greeted the movie during its opening week.

Public Talk :

The Aadi Pona song along with the debutant actor Dinesh’s performance.

WEEK : 1 RANKING : 1
Aug 13th 2012 to Aug 19th 2012
No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend) : 315
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 70%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 88,32,424
No. Shows in Chennai  (Weekdays) : 204
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 54%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 43,85,318

Ranjith directs this ‘love in the time of school and college’ movie with a horde of debut actors, set in the outskirts of Chennai.

Trade Talk :

The target audience - the youth have lapped up the movie and Attakathi might turn out to be a sleeper hit.

Public Talk :

The peppy ‘gaana’ songs as of now.

Ranking based on Chennai Box Office collection from the following areas:

Anna Saalai, Adyar, Ambattur, Aminjikarai, Ashok Nagar, Avadi, Ayanavaram, Chrompet, Egmore, Injambakkam, Karapakkam, Kilpauk, Kolathur, Koyambedu, Minjur, Moolakadai, Mount Road, Mylapore, Navalur, Perambur, Purasaiwakkam, Redhills, Royapet, Royapuram, Saidapet, T Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Tondiarpet, Vadapalani, Villivakkam, Virugambakkam, West Mambalam

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