Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan mops up Rs 42 cr worldwide in first week

Gross collections at home at Rs 30 cr; movie released in 6 languages across 3,000 screens worldwide

Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International) has said that Rajinikanth's ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ - The Legend, has achieved a gross box office collection of Rs 42 crore worldwide in the opening weekend.

Eros International released the film in 2D and 3D on 23 May 2014, in six languages in over 3,000 screens worldwide. Distribution of the movie in Tamil Nadu was undertaken directly by Eros International.

Directed by Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin, and made with Photorealistic Performance Capture technology, the collections for the opening weekend has grossed Rs 30 crore in India and Rs 12 crore overseas. Markets like UAE, Malaysia and Singapore, which have traditionally been Rajinikanth strngholds, have shown better performance, said Eros International in the announcement.

With pre-sales from satellite rights in multiple languages, audio and music rights exploitation, brand tie-ups and other income, the film is well on its way to cross Rs 100 crore in revenue just after the opening weekend.

Kochadaiiyaan is an epic dramatisation of good versus evil starring Tamil film industry's Super star Rajinikanth in a double role and in a larger than life depiction. The grand production also stars Deepika Padukone. Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman has provided the musical score.