Indian 2 box office: Kamal Haasan starrer fails crucial Monday test, hints at weak week ahead

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan's latest movie has failed to draw audiences to theatres on its first Monday, hinting at a poor showing for the rest of the weekdays. Whether or not a movie has long legs and is poised to make profits for its producers depends on its ability to keep drawing audiences to theatres even on working days and multiply its gains during the weekends.

Mondays are considered litmus tests to determine the box office fate of movies, and Indian 2 has spectacularly failed, earning a little more than Rs 5 crore from its worldwide collection on Monday.

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According to Cinetrak, Indian 2 collected about Rs 111 crore in its opening weekend, which is poor considering the film's scale, scope, and budget. The film was expected to perform much better, especially as a sequel to one of the biggest hits in Indian cinema.

Earlier, Indian 2 was considered to have the potential to break the language barrier and become Tamil cinema's first "pan-Indian hit." The 1996 movie Indian, which starred Kamal as an elderly vigilante launching an armed rebellion against corruption, didn't just resonate with South Indians but was also a big hit in Hindi. However, Indian 2 failed to recreate the magic of its predecessor's success.

Indian 2, written and directed by Shankar, opened to poor reviews from critics. People noted that the film lacked the sense of class and emotional depth usually associated with a Shankar movie. The outdated storytelling techniques, incohesive narration, and lacklustre handling of Kamal's Indian Thatha character irked audiences, especially fans of the classic.

Judging from the ongoing trends, Indian 2 is unlikely to make any dramatic turnaround in the coming days and might end its theatrical run on a disastrous note.

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