Scene box office reaches about Rs 116 crore worldwide in first weekend

Scene box office estimates placed Suriya's latest release at roughly Rs 116 crore worldwide after its opening weekend. The Jithu Madhavan film, which reached cinemas on Friday, collected Rs 62.75 crore net in India over three days, according to trade reports.

Its Sunday domestic net collection was Rs 23.25 crore. That followed Rs 19.15 crore on the opening day and Rs 20.35 crore on Saturday.

The Tamil version supplied most of the India earnings. Reports put its cumulative net collection at Rs 51.90 crore, while the Telugu version contributed Rs 10.85 crore.

Sunday's Tamil net earnings were Rs 19.25 crore across 4,557 shows. The Telugu release brought in Rs 4 crore from 1,444 shows on the same day.

Third Suriya release of the year

The reported Scene box office total puts its opening above the Rs 108 crore worldwide weekend recorded by Vishwanath and Sons. Another Suriya release, Karuppu, began with Rs 121 crore globally over three days.

Reports differ slightly on Scene's India gross, putting it between Rs 72.50 crore and Rs 72.90 crore. Both accounts place its worldwide opening at about Rs 116 crore, with one estimate specifying Rs 116.65 crore.

One trade account puts overseas gross collections at Rs 43.75 crore, including Rs 10 crore on Sunday. The figures remain estimates and may change as additional collections are reported.

Scene combines action and comedy, with Suriya playing police officer Inbaraaj. Nazriya Nazim returns to Tamil cinema after 12 years through the film, while Naslen makes his Tamil debut.

Jithu Madhavan wrote and directed the feature, produced by Suriya and Jyothika's 2D Entertainment with Zhagaram Studios. The cast also includes Anandaraj, Lal, Rajpriyan, Suresh Mathiyalagan and Gajaraj.

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