Fizzling out?

So there's some hope for Tamil cinema after all :-) Sivakasi, after getting a huge opening and being accompanied by proclamations of being a megahit, has started slipping. According to Sify, "Nobody is able to explain this drastic 50 percent drop." Hmmm... I think I will be able to explain it!

For readers who stop reading comments after the first day or so, there were some interesting discussions about Vijay's box-office clout in the comments section of my review, with some neat and detailed trade facts provided by an anonymous commentor whose uncle is in the distribution business. Check it out. But more to the point of this post, I said in the comments that

"I can't imagine 'Sivakasi' becoming a hit. But if it does, then i will truly accept Vijay's superstardom and box-office standing..."

and

"I fully accept that the movie could go on to be a hit though personally I think its too early to judge if itll be a hit or not. When u have a top hero, the 1st few weeks go solely based on his appeal. Its the crowds after that that determine whether its a hit or not. Lets wait and see if 'Sivakasi' makes it."

Its feels good to be right :-)