Thalapathy Vijay’s last film ‘Jana Nayakan’ has taken a strong start at the box office on the first day. There was a huge craze for this film in Tamil Nadu, now everyone’s eyes are on the weekend earnings.
‘Jana Nayakan’, which is said to be Thalapathy Vijay’s last film, has made a strong start at the box office. This film, which came after a long wait, censor controversy and delay in release, has received a great response from the audience on the first day. Especially in Tamil Nadu, Vijay’s fans celebrated the film like a festival. Due to this tremendous response from the audience, ‘Jana Nayakan’ managed to cross the Rs 40 crore mark on the first day. However, except Tamil Nadu, the film had a relatively slow start in other states. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether ‘Jana Nayakan’ will be able to become the biggest blockbuster of Vijay’s career on the basis of word of mouth.
How much did ‘Jana Nayakan’ collect at the box office on the first day?
According to the report of industry tracker Sacnilk.com, ‘Jana Nayakan’ made a net collection of around Rs 41 crore in India on the first day. The gross collection of the film has reached Rs 48.27 crore. Well, if we talk about earnings only in India, ‘Jan Nayakan’ has proved to be the fourth biggest opener of 2026, breaking the record of Pawan Kalyan starrer ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’.
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Language wise first day collection of ‘Jana Nayakan’
| Jan Nayakan Version | first day earnings |
| tamil version | Rs 36.55 crore |
| Telugu version | Rs 2.75 crore |
| hindi version | Rs 1.70 crore |
Occupancy report of ‘Jana Nayakan’
- Morning Show: 73.85%
- Afternoon Show: 62.46%
- Evening shows: 63.62%
- Evening shows: NA
- Overall: 66.64%
Note : On the first day, 12,993 shows of ‘Jana Nayakan’ were shown across the country.
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Top 5 biggest opener films of 2026
| No. | Movie | first day net collection |
| 1 | Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge | Rs 102.55 crore |
| 2 | The Raja Saab | Rs 53.75 crore |
| 3 | Peddi | Rs 51 crore |
| 4 | Jan Nayakan | Rs 41 crore |
| 5 | Ustad Bhagat Singh | Rs 34.75 crore |
About ‘Jana Nayakan’
‘Jana Nayakan’ has been directed by H. Vinod. Apart from Thalapathy Vijay, actors like Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Mamita Baiju, Prakash Raj and Gautam Vasudev Menon have also worked in the film. This is said to be the last film of Vijay’s career as an actor.