Vijay's 'Leo' Set To Explode At Global Box Office Thanks To Advance Booking Rampage
Advance booking figures are here and Thalapathy Vijay-starrer 'Leo' is expected to make a bombastic start at the global box office.
Vijay-starrer 'Leo' is expected to make a fantastic start at the global box office. The new Tamil movie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, will be releasing globally on Thursday, October 19. As per Pinkvilla, the advance sales for 'Leo' are already over Rs 125 crore globally for the opening weekend. In India, the new Tamil film has raked in Rs 60 crore in pre-sales for the opening weekend. As per Pinkvilla, USD 8 million (Rs 66 crore) has been achieved internationally for 'Leo'.
In India, Tamil Nadu is leading pre-sales with nearly Rs 35 crore for the weekend. Kerala is also registering phenomenal numbers for 'Leo', and it looks likely that the Vijay-starrer will become the first film to open with a double-digit score on the opening day in the state.
Earlier, it was confirmed that 'Leo' managed to surpass Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Pathaan' to register the all-time highest Day 1 advance booking collection for an Indian film in the UK.
Earlier, Ahimsa Entertainment had revealed that '15 rated version' of 'Leo' would be releasing in the UK. For the unversed, Ahimsa Entertainment is the distributor of the film in the UK.
The distributor also said that 'Leo' is "intensely raw and violent", and has gory scenes.
Arjun and Sanjay Dutt are playing the role of main antagonists in 'Leo'. It is not known whether 'Leo' is based on David Cronenberg’s 'A History of Violence' which had released in 2005.
'Leo's cast also includes Gautham Menon, Trisha, Priya Anand, and Mansoor Ali Khan. Anirudh Ravichander of 'Jawan', and 'Jailer' fame, has composed the music for the film.
For the unversed, 'Leo' is the second collaboration between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj after 'Master', which had released in 2021.
