Jana Nayagan Box Office Day 8: Vijay’s Last Film Continues To Underperform; Ends Week 1 With Little Over Rs 150 Cr

After several delays, Vijay's Jana Nayagan released in theatres but seems to be underperforming despite it being his swansong. Read on to know its latest box office numbers.

After much delay, Thalapathy Vijay’s latest film, Jana Nayagan – his last title before swearing in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, finally released in cinemas on Thursday, July 23. Upon its release, the film received mixed responses from critics and fans, and its latest box office numbers is proof. As per the latest box office report, the film has amassed Rs 150 crore at the domestic box office – including the early estimated collection from today (Day 8). Scroll below to see the break up.

Jana Nayagan Box Office

As per the latest box office report by trade website sacnilk, Jana Nayagan (Jan Neta in Hindi) is currently being screened across 3,902 shows in India. As per their live tracker, the film collected a net of Rs 1.73 Cr (Hindi – Rs 20 lakh, Tamil – Rs 1.16 crore, Telugu – Rs 11 lakh) today. This brings the film’s total India net collections to Rs 151.23 crore and gross to Rs 176.67 crore so far.

Daywise Breakdown

	Hindi	Tamil	Telugu	Combined Collection
Thursday (Day 1)	Rs 1.75 Cr	Rs 38.20 Cr	Rs 2.27 Cr	Rs 42.70 Cr
Friday (Day 2)	Rs 1.85 Cr	Rs 17.95 Cr	Rs 1.35 Cr	Rs 21.15 Cr
Saturday (Day 3)	Rs 2.70 Cr	Rs 24.80 Cr	Rs 1.40 Cr	Rs 28.90 Cr
Sunday (Day 4)	Rs 3.35 Cr	Rs 27.30 Cr	Rs 1.35 Cr	Rs 32 Cr
Monday (Day 5)	Rs 1.25 Cr	Rs 8.75 Cr	Rs 0.65 Cr	Rs 10.65 Cr
Tuesday (Day 6)	Rs 1.25 Cr	Rs 5.15 Cr	Rs 0.60 Cr	Rs 8 Cr
Wednesday (Day 7)	Rs 1 Cr	Rs 4.60 Cr	Rs 0.50 Cr	Rs 6.10 Cr
Thursday (Day8)	Rs 0.20 Cr*	Rs 1.16 Cr*	Rs 0.11 Cr*	Rs 1.73 Cr*
Total Net	–	–	–	Rs 151.23 Cr

*Live Collections

Till the end of Day 7, the film had grossed to Rs 81 overseas, amounting to its worldwide gross collection crossing the Rs 260 crore (Rs 255.63 crore to be exact) mark.

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It won’t be wrong to say that Thalapathy Vijay’s swansong has fallen short of box office expectations. Exhibitors have even pointed out a sharp weekday drop after a strong opening weekend. Kamal Gianchandani, Chief Business Planning & Strategy, PVR INOX Limited told Moneycontrol, “Jana Nayagan is slightly below expectations. “The delay has cost us at the box office. But it has still done about 75-80% of what we expected. The Hindi version, Jan Neta, has performed in line with our expectations.”

About The Film

Jana Nayagan, directed by H. Vinoth, is reportedly Vijay’s final acting project and was initially envisioned as a farewell film before the upcoming elections. The production, by KVN Productions, reportedly had a budget of Rs 500 crore. The film features a star-studded cast including Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, and Mamitha Baiju. The music has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander.

Giving the film a 3.5 star rating, Bollywood Bubble wrote in its review, “If you are a Thalapathy Vijay fans, do go to theatres only to celebrate the actor-turned-Chief Minister’s legacy. This 3-hour-long political thriller is very relevant to what happening in the nation today. Jan Neta – or Jana Nayagan, is an apt farewell to this legend the world knows as Chief Minister Thalapathy C Joseph Vijay.”

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