Horizon Studio had acquired the Karnataka theatrical rights of Vijay's Mersal. Just like in Tamil Nadu and other major box office centres across the world, Mersal has performed exceedingly well in Karnataka as well.

Talking about Mersal's box office collections in Karnataka, distributor Tony from Horizon Studio said, "Mersal is the highest ever grosser for any Vijay film in Karnataka. It has grossed around Rs. 12.25 crores by the end of its second weekend."

He further adds, "The film was bought for Rs. 6 crores, and it has emerged as a successful film for us (Horizon Studios and Trident Arts). Kabali is the highest grossing Tamil film till date in Karnataka with Rs 15.5 crores and we are hoping for Mersal to beat that record. Vijay's previous best in Karnataka was Theri which collected about Rs 7 crores."