ATMUS, USA's distributor of Mersal have revealed the official figures of this recent Vijay starrer via Twitter. They have stated that this is Vijay's highest collecting film in the USA till date and 4th highest grosser for any Tamil film.
"#Mersal USA $120K+ on Sunday, close to $1.1M USA alone, surpasses Viswaroopam and becomes highest non Rajini Tamil grosser, 4th all time!"
Top 5 collecting Tamil films in the USA:
1. Kabali
2. Enthiran
3. Lingaa
4. Mersal
5. Vishwaroopam
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Mersal has taken a solid start even in the overseas markets. This Vijay starrer has been released in the USA by ATMUS and they have updated us the official collection of Mersal from premiere shows alone through their Twitter space.
"#Mersal Premiere $357925 from 132 locs ended in #9 in top 10 USA Box Office for Tuesday with highest per loc average in the top 10!". Apparently, this is the biggest opening ever for a non-Rajini Tamil film in America.