Saturday’s numbers
Jason Sanjay’s debut feature Sigma collected Rs 1.50 crore nett in India on Saturday, a 36.2% decline from its Rs 2.35 crore opening-day total. The film played across 1,802 shows and posted 22.6% overall occupancy, with 144,182 footfalls on Day 2.
After two days, the heist action comedy stands at Rs 3.85 crore nett; total India gross is Rs 4.40 crore. Sigma stars Sundeep Kishan and Faria Abdullah, and follows a librarian who slides into a criminal underworld while trying to clear a debt.
- Opening day: Rs 2.35 crore nett from 1,813 shows at 31.1% occupancy
- Day 2: Rs 1.50 crore nett from 1,802 shows at 22.6% occupancy
- Tamil Day 2: Rs 95 lakh from 916 shows at 26% occupancy
- Telugu Day 2: Rs 55 lakh from 886 shows at 19% occupancy
Where the audience is holding
The Tamil 2D version is doing the bulk of the work, with 35.79% overall occupancy on Saturday. Its night shows were the strongest session at 41.08%, followed by afternoon at 33.08% and evening at 28.69%. Morning was the softest at 24.92%.
The Telugu 2D footprint is weaker. Its overall occupancy was 15.68%, and the day moved in the wrong direction: 18.90% in afternoon, 15.20% in evening, and just 10% at night. That is a sharp contrast with the Tamil night peak.
Why Day 2 matters here
For a first-time director, the opening number gets attention, but the second-day hold reveals whether audiences are recommending the film. A 36.2% drop after a modest Rs 2.35 crore opening suggests sampling without strong conversion.
India Today’s review described the film as a “disappointing debut” and said it “lacks conviction, invention and a clear sense of direction.” That critical stance lines up with the occupancy pattern: the film is holding better in its core Tamil market, but not building a second audience in Telugu.
The version split is the practical takeaway. Distributors and marketers tracking this title should watch the Tamil night-show strength and the Telugu night-show decline as separate signals, not one blended national average.
How to read the weekend
The next data point is Sunday. A debut that falls 36.2% on its first Saturday has a narrow window to stabilise; if Sunday does not beat Saturday, the first-week total will be capped by a weak trend. Media planners can treat the version gap as a template for regional bets: Tamil first, Telugu as a smaller second leg, and marketing money tied to night shows where conversion is highest.
The per-show gap is also telling. Tamil’s Day 2 roughly averaged Rs 1.04 lakh from 916 shows, while Telugu averaged about Rs 0.62 lakh from 886 shows. That is the gap to watch as the weekend closes.
Source: India Today
