| STATUS |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu distributors will be safe at the end of its run even without the tax exemption it had but profits will be minimal, the reason being huge buying rates. |
| Andhra Pradesh |
In Andhra it has put up good numbers and is the second biggest revenue earner for a dubbed film. But that’s not enough for the buyers to recover their investments. Thus the total loss will be above 10 crores, were it was bought for a record price of 36 Cr+. A flop here. |
| Kerala |
Sold for around a record 5.35 Cr+ , it surprisingly did wonderful business here irrespective of its not so great talk. The openings were huge putting a record each day and it showed minor drops only after the extended weekend. Even after few Malayalam releases last Friday, the film grossed around 1.80 Cr (Sat+Sun+Mon), which is again remarkable. Now as the major releases are pushed to February 1st week , ‘I’ will have one more decent week before it give way to other releases. Whether, it can touch the magical 20 Cr. is the only big task in front of the movie as it has already given profits to its buyers. |
| Karnataka |
Karnataka rights were sold for around a huge 7 Crs and here too it will be a loss venture were the buyers will lose around 10-20% of their investment. |
| Overseas |
In overseas it has done a splendid business as expected and will be one more Shankar film to top the charts with Endhiran and Sivaji. A hit here too. |
| Verdict : On a whole above average. [Against its huge theatrical rights] |
