Vijay has a loyal fan base in Malaysia and the performance of his films at the Malaysian box office is a solid proof for it. Bigil has emerged has the highest opening weekend grosser of all time beating Sarkar's record. The film has grossed MYR 8.58 million ($2 million) surpassing Sarkar which had collected MYR 7.52 M. Three of Vijay films namely Bigil, Mersal and Sarkar hold the top 3 positions for the highest opening weekend grosser in Malayasia among Tamil films. Sarkar has set a new all-time record in Malaysia.

Top 5 Opening Weekend Grossers in Malaysia

1. Bigil – MYR 8.58 M (5 days)

2. Sarkar - MYR 7.52 M (6 Days)

3. Mersal - MYR 7.24 M (5 days)

4. 2PointO - MYR 7.15 M (4 days)

5. Kabali - MYR 6.64 M (4 days)