Vijay's 'Leo' beats Leo's 'Flower Moon' at BO

Now this is something you don't see too often. Thalapathy Vijay's film 'Leo', which made its box office debut last Thursday, raked in the big bucks, helping it beat the collections of other Hollywood heavyweights.
The Vijay starrer ranked third at the global box office, with a collection of $31.2 million, as per reports on comscore. The report further added that Martin Scorsese's '

Killers of the Flower Moon

' starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, took poll position with a collection of $44 million, followed by 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' with $41.5 million.

However, in terms of worldwide cumulative figures, 'Leo' scored $48.5 million, as compared with the $44 million earned by 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. It must also be noted that 'Leo', a homage to David Cronenberg's 2005 film 'A History of Violence', 'Leo' released on October 19, thus giving it a 4-day box office run.

The action-thriller follows a docile cafe owner (Vijay) who is incited to return to his violent past. The cast also includes Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Madonna Sebastian, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, George Maryan, Priya Anand and Mathew Thomas.
In the U.S., 'Leo' was released by Prathyangira Cinemas and earned $2.1 million over the weekend. In the U.K. and Ireland it was released by Ahimsa Entertainment and collected $1.3 million in its first three days of release.

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