Highlights
The new movie featuring Vijay has been released and the movie is well received by the audience it grossed about ₹ 43 crore on the first day of its release in India. Titled ‘Champion’, this period science fiction action thriller is directed by Venkat Prabhu having Vijay in dual avatars of father and son. The plot which is interesting, stunts, and impressive performances by the cast have been applauded by the viewers and the critics as well. GOAT’s success proves Vijay’s consistent stardom and the increasing popularity of South Indian movies in the entire country.
A Star-Studded Spectacle
The film has a talented star cast apart from Vijay which includes Prashanth, Prabhudheva, Sneha, and Yogi Babu. The film’s trailer showed Vijay as a talented field agent and spy with more than 65 operations to his credit. This kind of action-packed avatar has further made fans amazed, thus making them look forward to the movie. Therefore, due to star power and interesting concepts, has done very well on the first day.
Box Office Breakdown
Going by the first-day collections, the Tamil version of GOAT collected ₹38. 3 crore while the Hindi version collected ₹1. 7 crore and the Telugu version raked about ₹3 crore. The film had an overall average of 76.23% occupancy rate of Tamil shows on Thursday also showed that the audience was interested in the show. Based on such statistics, analysts say that GOAT has the potential to do well on the big screen, especially in the Tamil Nadu region.
Critical Reception and Future Prospects
The general reception of GOAT has been positive with the first half of the movie, interval block, and especially Vijay’s performance appreciated by the critics. The review in Hindustan Times also discussed the family drama aspect of the movie and the fast-paced action scenes that were shot in different global locations. The pacing issues were mentioned a few times during the second half but it appears that GOAT is an enjoyable movie for Vijay fans and others as well.
Based on the trend of the initial earnings coupled with the positive reviews that have flooded social media, one might expect that GOAT could record equally impressive sales in the subsequent days. Being a sci-fi movie that focuses on a subject that is relevant to people in the 30s and is set in the future, it can easily attract people of all ages and backgrounds to the theaters and continue doing so with time. The success of GOAT consolidates Vijay as one of the biggest stars across South Indian cinema and the emerging trend of Tamil films’ universal appeal.
