23 October,2023 09:57 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
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Director Lokesh Kanagarajâs Tamil-language âLeo: Bloody Sweet' starring Tamil superstar Vijay, debuted in third position at the global box office over the latest weekend, with $31.2 million planetwide, according to estimates released by Comscore.
The weekend was won by Martin Scorsese's âKillers of the Flower Moon' starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, with $44 million, followed by âTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour' with $41.5 million, reports âVariety'.
However, in terms of worldwide cumulative among new releases, âLeo' scored $48.5 million (after four days) compared with the $44 million earned by âKillers of the Flower Moon'. An homage to David Cronenberg's 2005 film âA History of Violence', âLeo' released on October 19.
As per âVariety', the action-thriller follows a docile cafe owner (Vijay) who is incited to return to his violent past. The cast also includes Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Madonna Sebastian, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, George Maryan, Priya Anand and Mathew Thomas.
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The film is produced by S.S. Lalit Kumar and Jagadish Palanisamy for Seven Screen Studio.
In the U.S., âLeo' was released by Prathyangira Cinemas and earned $2.1 million over the weekend. In the U.K. and Ireland it was released by Ahimsa Entertainment and collected $1.3 million in its first three days of release.
âLeo' is the latest instalment in Kanagaraj's LCU or Lokesh Cinematic Universe, which began with âKaithi' (2019), continued with âVikram' in 2022 and retrospectively included 1986 title âVikram'.
Characters from âKaithi' and the 2022 âVikram' make appearances in âLeo'. This is the second time that Vijay, known to his fans as âThalapathy' (commander), is teaming with Kanagaraj. They previously collaborated on âMaster' which grossed $36 million. Vijay subsequently headlined âBeast' (2022) and âVarisu' (2023), both of which delivered numbers similar to âMaster'.
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