Vettaiyan made Rs 9.65 crore in its advance bookings for opening day for its Tamil shows. The film's Telugu shows made Rs 66.70 lakh whereas the Hindi shows made Rs 79,721. With this, Vettaiyan's total advance booking collections stood at Rs 10.33 crore.
Among states, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were among the top 5 centres. Vettaiyan sold tickets worth Rs 6.45 crore in Tamil Nadu, the highest among the country.
On BookMyShow, the film's advance booking for day 1 has neared 450,000. With this, Thalaiva is eyeing a big opening after his previous release Jailer.
With this, Vettaiyan is still behind the Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer horror comedy Stree 2. Stree 2 made a total of Rs 23.36 crore in its advance bookings for day 1 across India.
Vettaiyan brings together Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan together on the silver screen after more than three decades. The two veterans were last seen together in the 1991 film Hum.
Directed by TJ Gnanavel, the film focuses on a maverick police officer with a disregard for rules as he confronts absolute lawlessness. The film features Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, and Dushara Vijayan in significant roles.
Vettaiyan The Hunter will hit theatres worldwide on October 10, a day ahead of Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina-starrer Jigra. Jigra is scheduled to hit the silver screen on October 11.