Keerthy Suresh, Rishikanth and Sananth-starrer Dorothy has maintained a steady run at the box office as it enters its first week, with the film holding on to its Monday collection on Tuesday. The Karthik Subbaraj directorial, which saw its collections rise through the opening weekend before dipping on the first weekday, has now recorded identical gross figures on Days 4 and 5.
Dorothy has grossed Rs 6.15 crore worldwide in five days, with the entire collection coming from India. The film has recorded an India net collection of Rs 5.25 crore, while no overseas gross has been reported so far. On Day 5, Tuesday, the film grossed Rs 1 crore and collected Rs 85 lakh net across 831 shows, with an overall occupancy of 33%.
Tamil Nadu continues to be the film's primary market, contributing Rs 83 lakh to Tuesday's gross. Karnataka and Kerala each contributed Rs 8 lakh and Rs 7 lakh respectively, while the rest of India added Rs 2 lakh. The film's Tamil Nadu gross has now reached Rs 5.05 crore, while its total India gross stands at Rs 6.15 crore.
Interestingly, Dorothy matched its Day 4 gross of Rs 1 crore on Tuesday, even though it played across a higher number of shows. The film had collected Rs 1.65 crore on Sunday, its best single-day figure so far, before settling at Rs 1 crore on both Monday and Tuesday. Its occupancy also remained unchanged at 33% on the two weekdays.
Dorothy follows two friends, played by Sananth and Rishikanth, who have grown up with toxic masculinity, casteism, and violence around them. However, the friends' belief system and lives change as a compassionate Dorothy (Keerthy Suresh) challenges the societal prejudice surrounding them.
Dorothy has music by Ilaiyaraaja, who makes his first collaboration with director Karthik Subbaraj for a film. It also marks Ilaiyaraaja's 1,540th film as a music director. The film is produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Guneet Monga Kapoor, and Achin Jain. Its technical team also includes cinematographer S Thirunavukkarasu, editor Ganesh Siva, and choreographer Sherif M.