Karuppu
Released in Telugu as Veerabhadrudu · Tamil & Telugu theatrical run · 14 May – 15 July 2026 (63 days tracked)
A #2 All-India Finish, Carried by Week One
Combined Gross
₹223.92 Cr
Tamil + Telugu · incl. taxes
Net Box Office
₹190.29 Cr
excl. taxes
Admissions
1.25 Cr
across 2,79,194 shows
Avg. Ticket Price
₹179
Tamil ₹194 · Telugu ₹142
Seat Occupancy
33.0%
of reported capacity
Widest Footprint
1,550 cinemas
631 cities, pan-India
Rank in Window
#2 in India
all languages, 14 May – 15 Jul
Language Split
78 : 22
Tamil : Telugu, by gross
Biggest Day
₹28.5 Cr
17 May 2026 (Sunday), opening Sunday
Opening Weekend
₹64.5 Cr
Thu 14 – Sun 17 May, both versions
Fastest Milestone
₹100 Cr · day 7
₹50 Cr day 4 · ₹150 Cr day 11 · ₹200 Cr day 18
Best Trade Week
₹110.5 Cr
Week 1 (15–21 May), 49.3% of the run
Top Market
Chennai
₹43.4 Cr, 19.4% of the total
Karuppu closed its theatrical run with ₹223.92 Crgross (₹190.29 Cr net) from 1.25 Cr admissions — India’s #2 grossing film in its release window, behind only Peddi. The Tamil original delivered ₹174.4 Cr (77.9%) and the Telugu version, Veerabhadrudu, added ₹49.5 Cr — itself the #3 Telugu film of Q2. The run was heavily front-loaded: after a quiet Thursday opening (₹5.3 Cr), word of mouth built through the weekend to a ₹28.5 Cr Sunday, and week 1 alone banked 49.3% of the lifetime total. Tamil Nadu contributed 59.7%; Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad together took 34.4%.
A word-of-mouth open. Day 1 (₹5.3 Cr) was the run's quietest opening day, but business grew every day to Sunday's ₹28.5 Cr — a 5× climb inside four days.
Two versions, two economics. Tamil ran at ₹194 ATP / 35% occupancy; Telugu at ₹142 / 29% — but the Telugu version stretched the footprint by 305 cities.
Steep decay after week 2. Holds of −37% (wk 2) and −55% (wk 3) gave way to −78% in week 4; 81.9% of lifetime gross came in the first two weeks.
One Story, Two Markets
Kannada and Malayalam versions were announced but recorded no meaningful tracked theatrical shows, so this split covers Tamil and Telugu — the two real theatrical releases.
Language Split
Gross box office by language version · full tracked run
| Language | Version | Days | Cinemas | Cities | Admissions | ATP | Occ. | Gross | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Karuppu | 63 | 1,045 | 354 | 89.96 L | ₹194 | 34.8% | ₹174.38 Cr | 77.9% |
| Telugu | Veerabhadrudu | 51 | 602 | 305 | 34.98 L | ₹142 | 29.1% | ₹49.54 Cr | 22.1% |
Day by Day
A textbook word-of-mouth trajectory: a soft Thursday start, a towering first Sunday, strong weekend resurgences through May, then a fast taper once the June wave (Peddi) took over screens.
Daily Gross
₹ crore · 14 May – 15 Jul
The Road to ₹200 Cr
Cumulative combined gross with milestone days
Weekly Holds
Friday–Thursday trade weeks · change vs prior week
| Trade Week | Gross | Change | Admissions | Occupancy | Share of Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Day (Thu) | ₹5.35 Cr | — | 2.45 L | 33% | 2.4% |
| Week 1 · 15–21 May | ₹110.49 Cr | — | 57.90 L | 42% | 49.3% |
| Week 2 · 22–28 May | ₹67.60 Cr | -39% | 38.73 L | 32% | 30.2% |
| Week 3 · 29 May–04 Jun | ₹30.14 Cr | -55% | 19.46 L | 24% | 13.5% |
| Week 4 · 05–11 Jun | ₹7.06 Cr | -77% | 4.25 L | 25% | 3.2% |
| Week 5 · 12–18 Jun | ₹2.58 Cr | -63% | 1.61 L | 15% | 1.2% |
| Week 6 · 19–25 Jun | ₹0.42 Cr | -84% | 27,078 | 15% | 0.2% |
| Week 7 · 26 Jun–02 Jul | ₹0.18 Cr | -58% | 15,054 | 16% | 0.1% |
| Week 8 · 03–09 Jul | ₹0.06 Cr | -66% | 5,776 | 15% | 0.0% |
Geography
Tamil Nadu was the engine (59.7%), but the Telugu version turned AP + Telangana into the film's second market (₹48.6 Cr combined), and Karnataka, led by Bengaluru, outgrossed Telangana.
Gross Share by State
Top 5 states, by gross
State Scorecard
Gross box office by state
| State | Admissions | Occ. | Gross | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 71.17 L | 36% | ₹133.57 Cr | 59.7% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21.62 L | 32% | ₹27.78 Cr | 12.4% |
| Karnataka | 9.69 L | 24% | ₹22.72 Cr | 10.1% |
| Telangana | 12.93 L | 27% | ₹20.78 Cr | 9.3% |
| Kerala | 5.35 L | 33% | ₹11.35 Cr | 5.1% |
Top 5 Cities
By gross box office
| # | City | Cinemas | Occ. | Gross | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | 87 | 54% | ₹43.43 Cr | 19.4% |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 109 | 25% | ₹19.10 Cr | 8.5% |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 89 | 31% | ₹14.40 Cr | 6.4% |
| 4 | Coimbatore | 20 | 42% | ₹8.94 Cr | 4.0% |
| 5 | Madurai | 28 | 26% | ₹7.61 Cr | 3.4% |
Where and When People Watched
Night shows filled best; the weekend carried 56.2% of business. The film's biggest single venues were Chennai's marquee screens.
Multiplex vs. Single Screen
Gross box office by venue type
667 venues · 40.9% occupancy
887 venues · 27.7% occupancy
Seat Occupancy by Show Slot
Gross by Day of Week
28.9% occupancy
26.9% occupancy
24.4% occupancy
27.1% occupancy
30.1% occupancy
42.2% occupancy
48.2% occupancy
Data compiled from tracked box-office reporting across 1,550 cinemas. Confidential — for illustrative use as a CinemaIP sample report.
