Master collects over Rs10.5 crore at the overseas box office alone on opening day

Actor Vijay’s latest film, Master, has grossed over Rs52 crore in total on its opening day. Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, the film earned $1.42 million (Rs10.5 crore) in international markets alone, according to a report by Cinetrak, a box-office tracking portal.

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In Tamil Nadu, where Vijay has a strong following, the film collected a whopping Rs25.4 crore on Day 1.

According to the report, in the international market, the best numbers have come from the Gulf region where the film collected $625,000 while it grossed over $224,000 and $200,000, respectively, in Singapore and Australia.

The first pan-India project of 2021, Master, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, was released in four languages across the country.

The film, which sees Vijay play a college professor with a violent past, also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Andrea Jeremiah.

On Tuesday, a few scenes from the movie were leaked hours before its release. Apparently, the clips in question were recorded at a specially organized show for distributors of the movie.

As soon as news of the leak broke, the makers of the movie sprang into action. A distraught Lokesh took to Twitter and requested audiences not to watch and share the leaked clips.

He wrote, "Dear all. It's been a 1.5 year long struggle to bring Master to u. All we have is hope that you'll enjoy it in theatres. If u come across leaked clips from the movie, please don't share it. Thank u all. Love u all. One more day and #Master is all yours (sic)."

Dear all
It's been a 1.5 year long struggle to bring Master to u. All we have is hope that you'll enjoy it in theatres. If u come across leaked clips from the movie, please don't share it 🙏🏻 Thank u all. Love u all. One more day and #Master is all yours.

— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) January 11, 2021