Thug Life Box Office Day 5: Is Kamal Haasan’s film moving towards an disaster?
Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam’s ‘Thug Life’ is struggling to go on a big strike at the box office. The film recorded its lowest collection of its Monday.

In short
- ‘Thug Life’ recorded a collection of Rs 3.62 crore on Monday
- The film earned Rs 40.52 crore in the first five days
- The film is struggling to strike a big strike at the domestic box office
Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam’s ‘Thug Life’ is moving towards an disaster at the box office as it has recorded the lowest Monday collection so far. The film struggled to earn Rs 4 crore on its first Monday, a worrying sign. Even after five days, the film has to cross a mark of Rs 50 crore at the domestic box office so far.
‘Thug Life’ is one of the most anticipated films of 2025, thanks to the reunion of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam. However, a film with many big names in artists and technical teams is decreasing in theaters since its second day since Rs 10 crore per day.
According to the tracking website, Sacnilk‘Thug Life’ earned Rs 3.62 crore at the box office in India. This is a steep decline from Sunday collection. In five days, multi-starrer managed to collect a network of Rs 40.52 crore in the country.
Check the day-wise breakup of ‘thug life’ in India:
- Day 1: 15.5 crores
- Day 2: 7.15 crores
- Day 3: 7.75 crores
- Day 4: 6.5 crores
- Day 5: 3.62 crores
- Total: 40.52 crores
As mentioned earlier, the thug life is behind the previous hits of Kamal Haasan, ‘Indian 2’ and ‘Vikram’. At this rate, Mani Ratnam-Directorial Damage may occur. According to trade reports, the film has to catch the fort during the week, followed by a tilt in numbers during the second weekend.
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‘Thug Life’ is an emotional gangster drama starring director Mani Ratnam. The large budget recreational includes Kamal Haasan, Silambarson, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lakesmi, Jujo George, Ashok Selvan and Nasir.
Committed by Raj Kamal Films International and Madras Talkies jointly, the film is allegedly made on a huge budget of Rs 275–300 crore.