According to estimates released on Sunday by Comscore Lokesh Kanagaraj‘s Tamil-language “Leo: Bloody Sweet,” starring Vijay, debuted in third position at the global box office over the latest weekend, with $31.2 million planetwide. The weekend was won by Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, with $44 million, followed by “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” with $41.5 million. However, in terms of worldwide cumulative among new releases, Leo scored $48.5 million (after four days) compared with the $44 million earned by “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

“Leo” was released on Oct. 19, The action-thriller follows a docile cafe owner (Vijay) who is incited to return to his violent past.  In the U.S., Boxoffice “Leo” was released by Prathyangira Cinemas and earned $4.7 million over six days. In the U.K. and Ireland, Ahimsa Entertainment released it and collected £1.3 million in its first six days of release.

“Leo” is the latest installment in Kanagaraj’s LCU or Lokesh Cinematic Universe, which began with “Kaithi” (2019), continued with “Vikram” in 2022, and retrospectively included the 1986 title “Vikram.” Characters from “Kaithi” and the 2022 “Vikram” make appearances in “Leo.” This is the second time Vijay, known as “Thalapathy” (commander), is teaming with Kanagaraj. They previously collaborated on 2021’s “Master,” which grossed $36 million. Vijay subsequently headlined “Beast” (2022) and “Varisu” (2023), both of which delivered numbers similar to “Master.”

source: Variety

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