Vijay starrer Beast released in theaters worldwide on April 13, 2022 and by mid-day the COO of Sun Pictures, producers of the film had officially stated that the movie has suprassed all expectations in terms of box-office collection. The day 1 box-office gross for the movie in the domestic market looks something like this:

• Tamil Nadu - Rs. 38 Cr. (Chennai: Rs. 1.96 Cr.)
  
• Kerala - Rs. 6.5 Cr.
• Telugu states - Yet to declare  (Share: Rs. 4 Cr.)
  
• Karnataka - Yet to declare
• North India - Yet to declare

In Tamil Nadu, Beast's day 1 gross is a new all time record. The highest TN day 1 gross in the state was previously held by Sarkar, another Vijay starrer.

Tamil Nadu Day 1 Top 3 Gross

1. Beast - Rs. 38. 6 Cr. 
2. Sarkar - Rs. 31. 4 Cr. 
3. Valimai - Rs. 28. 7 Cr. 

[Update: April 20, 2022]

#Beast movie was given almost 1100+ screens in TN on Day-1 (April-13) including all big screens. [KGF-2 released on April-14]#Beast has acquired All-time highest opening day collections record in TN.

HUGE COLLECTION RECORD.!

- Tirupur Subramaniam (TN Theater Association head) pic.twitter.com/hpjr9drHj4

— T H M (@THM_Off) April 20, 2022