Box Office: Collections of Vijay's Beast witness 80% drop in 2nd week

The box office collection of Beast (2022), starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde, has witnessed a big drop of 80 percent in its second week. The action film minted a total of Rs. 10.50 crores (approx) during this weekend, taking its total to Rs. 160 crores at the Indian box office.

A major chunk of the box office collection of Beast is coming from Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, the Telugu version, which was doing steady business at low levels on weekdays, has lost most of the screening by Friday.

Here are the box office collection figures of Beast at the domestic box office:

Week 1: Rs. 149.50 crore.

2nd Friday: Rs. 2.25 crore.

2nd Saturday: Rs. 3.50 crore.

2nd Sunday: Rs. 4.75 crore.

Total: Rs. 160 crore.

Here is the territorial breakdown of the film's collection:

Tamil Nadu: Rs. 112 crore.

Andhra Pradesh/Telangana State: Rs. 18.25 crore.

Karnataka: Rs. 13.75 crore.

Kerala: Rs. 11 crore.

North India: Rs. 5 crore.

Total: Rs. 160 crores

Written and directed by Nelson and produced by Sun Pictures, Beast stars Vijay and Pooja Hegde, while Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu and Redin Kingsley play supporting roles. The story revolves around an ex-RAW agent's crusade to rescue people held hostage in a shopping mall by terrorists.

Beast was released in theatres on 13 April 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise towards the cast performances, action sequences, cinematography, production design, music, background score and Nelson's direction while the pacing, predictability and uneven screenplay received criticism.