The greatest superstar of Tamil Cinema, Thalapathy Vijay, arrived on the big screen today with the Venkat Prabhu directed The GOAT. The film has opened to bumper response at the box office in India, as the film has recorded houseful boards nationwide. According to early estimates, The GOAT has collected in the range of Rs. 54 to 56 crores on the opening day in India.

Of this, approximately Rs. 37 crores has come in from Tamil Nadu, with other Rs. 18 crores coming in from Rest of India. The film is the 2nd biggest opener of all India for a film from Tamil Nadu, just after another Thalapathy Vijay film, Leo.

Globally, the estimates have indicated a start of Rs. 110 crore, marking it the 2nd Vijay film to open at Rs. 100 crores across the world. Being Thalapathy Vijay’s 2nd last film, The GOAT is expected to emerge a blockbuster of epic proportions and end up finding a place in the top 5 grossers of all time.

The GOAT has taken the biggest opening for a Tamil film in 2024 and will become the grossing Tamil film of all time in 2 days flat.