'Thug Life' Box Office Collection Day 5: Kamal Haasan collects around Rs 3.25 crore on first Monday

Mani Ratnam's eagerly awaited film 'Thug Life,' starring Kamal Haasan, ended its first Monday at the box office. According to preliminary estimates, it made about Rs 3.25 crore on the fifth day.The movie had a great first day, earning Rs 15.5 crore, with the Tamil version contributing Rs 13.35 crore, according to trade analyst Sacnilk.

Nevertheless, the movie saw a steep decline of almost 54% on Friday, grossing Rs 7.15 crore, before making a modest comeback on Saturday with Rs 7.75 crore.

Monday's collection was the lowest single-day earning to date, totalling Rs 40.15 crore, after Sunday saw another decline with Rs 6.5 crore.Occupancy trends across languagesWith morning shows at 14.11%, afternoon shows at 19.53%, evening shows at 17.99%, and night shows at 20.57%, "Thug Life" had an overall Tamil occupancy of 18.05% on Monday.

With a significantly lower occupancy rate of 5.09%, the Hindi version was used by 3.51% in the morning, 4.31% in the afternoon, 5.48% in the evening, and 7.06% at night. With an overall occupancy of 14.25%, morning shows at 12.87%, afternoon at 15.37%, evening at 15.81%, and night at 12.94%, the Telugu version performed better than Hindi but worse than Tamil.About the filmThe storyline of 'Thug Life' revolves around Sakthivel Nayakar, who was a notorious mafia don and looks for revenge against betrayal. The film features Kamal Haasan as Sakthivel as the lead actor, along with significant roles by Trisha Krishnan, Silambarasan TR, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Joju George, Nassar, Ali Fazal, and Mahesh Manjrekar.

'Thug Life' received mixed notices, though, given the anticipation of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam's reunion after nearly four decades apart. While the actors' performances and technical acumen were praised by some, others believed that the overall impact of the film was negated by its overpopulated plot and underdeveloped characters.