"Baththa", the Vijay Sethupathi-starrer Tamil action-comedy drama directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, recorded a strong jump in box office collections on its second day, helped by the Gandhi Jayanti holiday on Friday, October 2, 2026. The film, co-starring Lijomol Jose, also benefited from positive feedback from general audiences and critics.
The film collected an estimated ₹2.70 crore net in India on Day 2, from 1,187 shows. Its India gross collection for the day stood at around ₹3.15 crore. With this increase, "Baththa" has collected approximately ₹4.20 crore net and ₹4.88 crore gross in India after two days, per Sacnilk's reported numbers.
The second-day performance marks a significant improvement over the film's opening day. On Thursday, October 1, "Baththa" earned ₹1.50 crore net from 1,337 shows, with an overall occupancy of 24%. On Friday, occupancy rose sharply to 47*, while the net collection increased by around 80%.
Tamil Nadu remained the main contributor on opening day, with around ₹1.50 crore in net collections. Karnataka and Kerala each contributed approximately ₹10 lakh, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together added around ₹3 lakh.
When comparing the openings of Sethupathi’s recent work, "Baththa" opened on a smaller scale. "Viduthalai Part 2" collected around ₹16 crore net in India in its first two days, while "Maharaja" reached ₹11.95 crore during the same period. "Ace", another recent Vijay Sethupathi release, recorded around ₹2.62 crore in two days.
With ₹4.20 crore in two-day net collections, "Baththa" sits between these releases in terms of early box office performance. However, its notable second-day growth has strengthened its position during the holiday weekend. The film's performance over the next few days will determine whether it can continue this upward trend.
