Vishwanath and Sons opens to mixed reviews with ₹15.5 crore net debut.

Vishwanath and Sons, starring Suriya and Mamitha Baiju, has opened to mixed reviews and decent box office collections on its first day. The film's opening figure of ₹15.5 crore net in India is lower than expected, but it still managed to perform better in Tamil than Telugu.

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The film's performance was largely due to its strong morning and afternoon shows, with an occupancy of 29.85% and 33.54%, respectively. However, the evening and night shows saw a significant drop in occupancy, at 36.38% and 62.69%, respectively.

Despite this, the film's opening figure is still higher than its previous films Karuppu and Retro. While Karthik Subbaraj's Retro opened to ₹15.50 crore, it received lukewarm reviews. The film made ₹60.58 crore net in India in its lifetime, giving Suriya a much-needed boost.

With the weekend approaching, Vishwanath and Sons is expected to see a boost in collections before an expected dip during the weekdays. However, it remains to be seen whether the film will beat the lifetime hauls of Suriya's previous films.