Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ sells over 20,000 tickets for its premiere shows in USA | Tamil Movie News

Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ is poised to dominate the North American box office, potentially surpassing Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ as the year’s highest-grossing Indian film. Early ticket sales in the US have already exceeded 20,000, crossing the half-million dollar mark, fueled by its “final film” narrative and a strong trailer.

When it comes to the North American box office for Indian films, dominance has traditionally swung between Hindi and Telugu cinema, with Tamil films breaking through only on the shoulders of two giants Rajinikanth and Thalapathy Vijay. In 2025, before Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar rewrote overseas benchmarks, it was Rajinikanth’s Coolie that stood tall as the highest-grossing Indian film in the North American circuit of the year. Now, as the year turns, all signs point to Vijay reclaiming that space with what is being positioned as his final film, Jana Nayagan.Set to release on January 9, Jana Nayagan is entering a high-stakes box office clash with Prabhas’s The Raja Saab. But early indicators suggest a clear shift in momentum . With it’s premiere taking place on 8th January,Jana Nayagan has already built formidable traction in advance sales, signaling Vijay’s unmatched pull among the Tamil diaspora and beyond.

As per Friday numbers the film had already sold 16,000 tickets in the USA alone , with reported collections of over USD 344,000 from ticket sales alone. And in a development that has caught trade watchers off guard, data from just two hours ago confirms that the film has now surged past 20,000 tickets sold in the US market, a sharp acceleration which seems purely on basis of its trailer which was released late last night. The total collection of the film as per report now has crossed half a million mark in North America and going by the buzz it could very well cross a 1 million mark before the first show goes live. This surge is significant not just in isolation, but in context. Jana Nayagan is not merely riding on star power; it is benefiting from the “final film” narrative, which has transformed the release into a cultural moment for Vijay fans overseas. Meanwhile, the direct clash with The Raja Saab adds another layer of intrigue. While Prabhas commands a massive pan-Indian following, early North American data indicates that Jana Nayagan currently holds the upper hand in premiere momentum.If this trajectory holds through release week, Jana Nayagan could not only challenge the recent benchmarks set by Coolie but potentially reassert Tamil cinema’s elite status in North America, led once again by Thalapathy Vijay.Jana Nayagan features Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde , Mamitha Baiju and Prakash Raj.