After grossing approximately Rs. 65 crore in India on Thursday (October 19), the film has amassed outstanding domestic and international collections.
Leo has finally joined the Rs. 200 crore club in the country after a spectacular run in theaters.
What is the significance of this story?
Kanagaraj’s Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) includes the highly awaited film.
It is the third part in the LCU, following Kanagaraj’s two previous releases, Kaithi in 2019 and Vikram in 2022, which starred Karthi and Kamal Haasan, respectively.
Aside from connecting the three films, Leo includes other cameo appearances, including one by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
On Monday, Leo’ received Rs. 35 crore in India.
The film crossed the Rs. 200 crore mark in India on Monday.
Until Sunday, Leo’s domestic collections remained at Rs. 64.8 crore, followed by Rs. 35.25 crore, Rs. 39.80 crore, and Rs. 41.55 crore.
According to Sacnilk, the film earned Rs. 35 crore (early estimates) on Monday, bringing its domestic total to Rs. 216.4 crore.
Leo’s worldwide earnings have now surpassed Rs. 400 crore (gross).
The majority of collections were contributed by Tamil Nadu.
According to Sacnilk statistics, the majority of the film’s Monday collections came from Tamil Nadu, where it grossed Rs. 26 crore (early estimates).
Kerala came in second with a gross of about Rs. 7 crore, followed by Karnataka at Rs. 3 crore, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at Rs. 2.5 crore, and the rest of India at Rs. 2.5 crore.
Everything you need to know about ‘Leo’
The film also starred actors Trisha Krishnan and Arjun Sarja in significant parts, in addition to Vijay in the lead and Dutt as the major antagonist.
The film’s music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and Haasan had a special vocal role.
Originally a Tamil film, the actioner was dubbed and distributed in many languages, including Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
Unfortunately, trust is challenged from time to time. The film Leo, starring Vijay, is a faith test for Lokesh and his viewers. He attempts an innovative re-telling of David Cronenberg’s 2005 movie A History of Violence, a story about a small-town family man having to combat evil men after his blood. It’s a tired pattern, reminiscent of even Vijay’s own Theri, directed by Atlee, but in the hands of a filmmaker who brought us Kaithi and Vikram, the story finds its new opportunities to be pushed to its boundaries and to become a pure-genre Lokesh Kanagaraj actioner.