After registering a promising start of Rs 1 crore at the box office on its opening day, Arjun-Abhirami-Preity Mukhundhan's latest film Blast has been witnessing exponential increase in revenue, thanks to the positive word-of-mouth reviews surrounding its storyline from audiences.
The film earned Rs 2.15 crore on day 2, nearly twice as much as day 1. Similarly on day 3, Blast collected Rs 4.55 crore, the total revenue of its first two days. And on Sunday, its fourth day in theatres, it minted Rs 6 crore and saw almost Rs 46.3 per cent occupancy in theatres. At the end of its first weekend in theatres, the action drama's has registered nearly Rs 14 crore at the box office across India and minted close to Rs 22 crore worldwide.
Directed by debutant Subash K Raj, Blast revolves around a karate-trained family who are caught in the hands of a powerful evil. The film's plotline reads, "A family trained to protect the powerless becomes the most dangerous obstacle of all."
An excerpt from our CE review of the film reads, "While it is understandable that the protagonists are accorded the ‘mass’ moments in the film, Subash understands the need for pitting them against all-powerful villains. The way the writing organically incorporates such moments for Arjun Chidambaram’s Abraham was particularly impressive. Instead of just being the ‘other Arjun’ in the film, he gets to call the shots and brings in a lot of gravitas to a character that is often one-note in our action films.
Blast also stars Vivek Prasanna, John Kokken, Arjun Chidambaram, Pawan, Dileepan, Vinod Sagar, and Bala Hasan R in important roles.
Composer Ravi Basrur, prominently known for his music in the KGF films, has made his Tamil debut with this new project. The rest of the technical team includes cinematography by Arun Radhakrishnan, editing by Pradeep E Ragav and art direction by Veeramani Ganesan. Archana Kalpathi and Aishwarya Kalpathi serve as creative producer and associate creative producer respectively. Kalpathi S Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, and Kalpathi S Suresh are producing the film for AGS Entertainment.
The film is set to premiere on Netflix post its theatrical run.
