Thug Life box office collection day 1: The historic reunion of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam in “Thug Life” comes after a long 37-year gap; the talented duo last worked together in 1987’s Nayakan. The gangster drama was released yesterday, on 5th May 2025, in theatres worldwide, with a star-studded cast, including Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi and others. On opening day the PAN Indian film debuted at the box office, in the expected line, with a handsome Rs 17 Cr net in India; scroll down for more details.
Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life box office collection day 1
According to the latest box office early estimate report coming out, the PAN Indian film debuted at the Indian box office with Rs 17 Cr net in India; for raising the score, the Tamil version secured a majority Rs 15.4 Cr net, marked as the 4th top Kollywood opening film in 2025, trailing behind Suriya and Pooja Hegde-led Retro (Rs 17.25 Cr).
Due to mixed to poor moviegoers’ and critics’ word of mouth, Kamal Haasan’s lead inaugural film in 2025 fails to beat 2024’s Indian 2 opening day collection of Rs 25.6 Cr (Tamil: 16.5 Cr). As per the latest IMDb update, the film secures a 4.7 rating, based on 828 individual remarks, marked as one of the poorest IMDb-rated Kollywood films in 2025 so far.
All eyes are on the weekend box office score, the poor review hinting it may fail to hold the double-digit score on the weekend days.
Top 10 Tamil net opening movies in 2025
- Good Bad Ugly: ₹ 28.15 Cr
- Vidaamuyarchi: ₹ 25.5 Cr
- Retro: ₹ 17.25 Cr
- Thug Life: ₹ 15.4 Cr
- Dragon: ₹ 5.4 Cr
- Madha Gaja Raja: ₹ 3 Cr
- DD Next Level: ₹ 3.00 Cr
- Veera Dheera Sooran: ₹ 2.9 Cr
- Kadhalikka Neramillai: ₹ 2.25 Cr
- Game Changer: ₹ 2.12 Cr
Thug Life Cast and Crew details
The Tamil gangster action drama is helmed and penned by Mani Ratnam and backed by Kamal Haasan, R. Mahendran, director Ratnam & Siva Ananth. Stars who teamed up with the film include the co-writer, producer & lead Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan & others, and it was released on 5th June under the banners of Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies & Red Giant Movies.
Read Also: Thug Life Movie Review (2025): Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam’s Gangster Saga Fails to Impress
