USA Box Office - Eye Opener for Crying Tamil Fans
For some time now, the telugu theatrical market in the USA has been expanding. Here's an example featuring Dhanush's most recent film, Sir. The telugu version of Sir has more than twice the sales of Vaathi, the tamil version. The premieres brought in a total of $52K. The telugu version, Sir, made $37.8K in revenue, which is twice as much as the tamil counterpart, Vaathi, which made $14.8K.
When ponniyin selvan was released, tamil fans argued that telugu viewers didn't support tamil big-event movies the way tamil viewers ate up telugu big-event movies. However, given that Vaathi, Dhanush's tamil adaptation of Sir, has more than double the telugu box office take, it is clear that the telugu public is really willing to support films in other languages. The important thing in this case is the content.
Ponniyin Selvan was a dull ride, so we didn't lap it. It is evident from Vaathi and Sir's box office success that tamil film lovers' tears are merely blind ones. telugu internet user made a comment. In the USA, the Dhanush-starring film only saw a limited distribution. In terms of theatrical returns in the USA, the telugu version currently clearly outperforms the tamil version.