Annaatthe starring Rajinikanth in the lead garnered negative reviews from the very first show, but that seems to have had no impact on the movie's box-office collections. Rajinikanth's star power and Diwali festive mood has helped the film to get an excellent opening in its first 4 days of release.

In its opening weekend, Annaatthe has collected approximately Rs. 75 Cr. in Tamil Nadu alone with 100% occupancy. In outside markets like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, the film didn't do as expected, and in overseas markets like USA, Singapore, Australia, the movie fell flat after a superb start. And despite a strong opening weekend in Tamil Nadu, the weekday turn out for the film was dull, especially in areas like Chennai where rains have been pouring incessantly.

The exact box-office break-up for the movie seems ambiguous at this point. The numbers floating online come across as either inflated or depreciated.