Good Bad Ugly box office collection day 4: Some films become announcements of the arrivals of the star in the centre of things, and some become reminders of the stardom of the star in the centre of things. Ajith Kumar, who has always been one of the top-tier stars of Tamil cinema, has had a rather sedate decade or so with his films aiming to be less ‘masala’ and more ‘message’ to the audience. For the first time in almost a decade, Ajith threw caution to the winds and starred in a film that celebrated his stardom, and was replete with references to his celebrated filmography. And the result? Adhik Ravichandran’s Good Bad Ugly is right on track to be the highest-grossing Ajith film, and is showing no signs of slowing down after four days of its stellar run.
On Sunday, Good Bad Ugly recorded a collection of Rs 20.5 crore (Nett) in the domestic market, according to trade website Sacnilk. Although his previous film, Vidaamuyarchi opened to similar numbers on Day 1, the Magizh Thirumeni faced a solid dip from Day 2, and never quite recovered from the slump. After three days of release, the film made Rs 36.25 crore, and in comparison, during the same three-day weekend window, Good Bad Ugly has amassed a total of Rs 55.25 crore. The domestical tally of Good Bad Ugly has reached Rs 84.50 crore, and has already entered the Rs 150 crore club in the global box office. According to Comscore, the film is in the fourth position in the global box-office chart, and has surpassed films like Drop, Warfare, A Working Man, and Disney’s Snow White.
What has truly worked in favour of Good Bad Ugly is the positive reviews from the audience and critics, despite voices calling out the film for being more of a fan service, and less of a film. However, the support from the theatre-going audience has allowed the makers to celebrate the success, and recently, director Adhik, and Good Bad Ugly actors Priya Prakash Varrier and Sunil were part of the celebration event in Hyderabad. The film marks the Tamil debut of noted Telugu cinema producers Mythri Movie Makers, who also helmed the recent pan-Indian blockbuster Pushpa 2: The Rule.
Another highlight of the film has been the increasing audience occupancy over the weekend. While the Saturday numbers were at 61.53 %, the film managed to have a 69.13% occupancy, with an impressive 74.16%, 76.79%, and 73.46% in the matinee, evening, and night shows. This is a reflection of the kind of response the film is garnering with the Tamil cinema audience. The bulk of the collections are coming from the Tamil version of the film, and the Telugu version isn’t making a huge impact with just 18.43 % occupancy, and collecting almost Rs 4 crore in its extended opening weekend.
With Monday also being a holiday due to the Tamil New Year’s day, it is expected that Good Bad Ugly will have a strong fifth day, and earn Rs 100 crore (nett) in India. Notably, Vidaamuyarchi’s biggest drop happened on Monday (Rs 3.2 crore), and if Good Bad Ugly can avoid this dip, it it would augur well for the film, which also stars Trisha, Simran, Arjun Das, Karthikeya, Sunil, Redin Kingsley, and Yogi Babu. In addition, with the school holidays in place, and hardly any big-ticket film hitting the screens till May 1, Good Bad Ugly is expected to have a smooth run till the end of the month.
The film has entered the top 10 list of highest-grossing Indian films of 2025. With only Rs 22 crore separating Good Bad Ugly and Sikandar, which is in fifth position, it is expected that the Ajith-starrer will enter the top five in a few days.
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While there has been no official update about Ajith’s next, there have been reports that the superstar will reunite with his Good Bad Ugly director Adhik for AK 64. There are also speculations that he might work with filmmakers like Karthik Subbaraj, Prashanth Neel and Siva too. With Good Bad Ugly finally hitting the screens and making a huge impact at the box-office, it is expected that team Ajith Kumar would share an update about his next film very soon.