Vishwanath And Sons crosses Rs 50 crore net in India over opening weekend

Suriya's Vishwanath And Sons has crossed Rs 50 crore net in India over its opening weekend, with Day 3 collections of Rs 12.58 crore net, taking the total to Rs 50.18 crore net, according to Sacnilk. The India gross stands at Rs 58.31 crore. The film, released on August 14, collected Rs 15.35 crore net on Friday and jumped 45% on Saturday to Rs 22.25 crore net, pinkvilla.com reports, helped by the Independence Day holiday.

Overseas, the film has performed strongly. m9.news reports the film collected about $1.45 million on its opening day overseas, with $676K from North America, and Saturday added about $500K. The two-day overseas gross is around Rs 31.60 crore. Combined with the Indian gross, the film has crossed Rs 76 crore worldwide in two days.

The film, directed by Venky Atluri, stars Suriya, Mamitha Baiju, Raveena Tandon and Radhika Sarathkumar. Made on a reported budget of Rs 185 crore, Vishwanath And Sons needs around Rs 200 crore gross worldwide to break even, according to m9.news. The film's sustained weekday performance will determine its status as a hit.