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We at Pepper Show On have been tracking the box office collections of all the new Tamil releases from Chennai city every week.

The opening weekend collection, of any noted film featuring big stars, is much anticipated by fans and film lovers.

Recently, Superstar Rajini's Kochadaiiyaan which released on May 23 has grossed an estimated 1.80 crores from 432 tracked weekend shows in Chennai city during the May 23 to May 25 opening weekend period. This is the highest opening weekend collections from Chennai city, considering all the releases this year.

Other biggies such as Jilla, Veeram, Maan Karate and Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal also grossed big opening weekend numbers in the city but the Superstar has bested them all. Here is a compilation of the Top 5 openers in Chennai city this year.

1. Kochadaiiyaan - 1.81 crores estimated from 432 tracked weekend shows

2. Maan Karate - 1.41 crores estimated from 303 tracked weekend shows

3. Jilla - 1.32 crores estimated from 321 tracked weekend shows

4. Veeram - 1.23 crores estimated from 306 tracked weekend shows

5. Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal - 1.15 crores estimated from 252 tracked weekend shows

All these numbers aren't the official figures and have been estimated by our Pepper Show On team based on careful analysis and tracking.