Hi, the awaited romantic Tamil movie of the duo, Kavin and Nayanthara, is now in theaters, generating a lot of hype among audiences and fans of the actors. It’s Vishnu Edavan’s directorial debut and as it is a blockbuster it will reunite Kavin with Nayanthara for their new pairing. Apart from its love story, Hi will be out on August 28, 2026, and there is a lot of anticipation for the film’s theatrical release. The film opened with some positive interest among the audience and has now jumped to the stage of making the day-wise charts and overall theatrical run a talking point among Tamil cinema followers. Hi Movie Box Office collection is important in regard to the movie’s performance in the first week of its theatrical release. The opening day box office figures indicate that the film has so far been pretty successful, and have been better on the weekend. But there are times when figures from various sources are not the same and could be altered as eventual box office returns are processed. The weekend is now behind us and the movie will enter an important period of the week where its destiny of whether it can continue and become a hit or not will be determined. Let’s do a detailed look on Hi’s day wise collection, worldwide earnings, budget, cast, audience and box-office verdict.
Hi Movie Overview
| Category | Information |
| Movie Name | Hi |
| Release Date | 28 August 2026 |
| Casting | Kavin, Nayanthara, Radhika Sarathkumar, K. Bhagyaraj, Prabhu and others |
| Writer | Vishnu Edavan |
| Director | Vishnu Edavan |
| Producer | Lalit Kumar, Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan & Zee Studios |
| Genre | Romantic Comedy, Drama & Family Entertainer |
| Language | Tamil |
| Platform | Theatrical Release |

Hi is a Tamil romantic drama film directed by Vishnu Edavan with screenplay by Vishnu Edavan and C.U. Muthuselvan who also penned the dialogues of the film. Kavin and Nayanthara are the lead actors and the supporting cast consists of K. Bhagyaraj, Prabhu, Radhikaa Sarathkumar, VTV Ganesh, Sathyan, Amrutha Srinivasan, Adithya Kathir, Kureshi, FEFSI Vijayan, Kaviya Arivumani, and Mirchy Kemy. The music is composed by Jen Martin, cinematographing is done by Rajesh Shukla and editing is done by Philomin Raj. It is produced by Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan of Rowdy Pictures, Seven Screen Studio’s Nandan Lal (SSDL) and Zee Studios are associated with it.
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Hi Movie Box Office Collection
| Day | India Net | India Gross | Worldwide Gross |
| Day 1 | ₹1.25 Cr | ₹1.44 Cr | ₹1.46 Cr |
| Day 2 | ₹2.15 Cr | ₹2.50 Cr | ₹2.50 Cr |
| Day 3 | ₹2.23 Cr | ₹2.66 Cr | ₹2.66 Cr |
| Total | ₹5.63 Cr | ₹6.60 Cr | ₹6.60Cr |
Hi started its theatrical journey with an estimated ₹1.25 crore India net on Day 1. The Kavin and Nayanthara starrer saw a significant surge on its second day when it grossed around ₹2.15 crores India net. The better Saturday showed was a positive sign of increased interest by audiences following the first day and as it rolled up to Sunday. On gross, the film has grossed around ₹1.44 crore on the first day with the tally going up on the next day.
Hi continued its upward trend on Sunday (Day 3) with an estimated India net of ₹2.23 crore, putting it at an estimated three-day net of ₹5.63 crore. Also, the movie was said to have been around 47% occupied on Sunday, suggesting that there were more people attending during the weekend. The current estimate gives a gross of ₹6.6 crore after three days for the film in India, but it may be a bit less or more depending on the box-office trackers’ estimates.
Overall, the weekend has been in a positive trend with significant gains from Friday to Saturday and Sunday. The coming weekdays of the film will be crucial to see whether it can continue its success in the theatres or not. How successful it is for the first week or weeks, and how well it performs during its final summer-language worldwide collection and theatrical verdict will depend on how it performs.
Final Thoughts
Hi’s opening day was a good one so far, especially the collections. The movie has already created an interest among the Tamil film viewers because of the new alliance of Kavin and Nayanthara, the first-ever directorial debut of Vishnu Edavan and the movie’s romantic storyline. In India, the film is said to have grossed at around ₹5.2-₹5.6 crore in the opening weekend and needs to ride the wave of its box office performance on the weekends to make the theatrical market a success. All the above figures are tentative and subject to change once final box office figures are available.
FAQs
1. How much was the box office collection of Hi Movie?
Early Sacnilk tracking suggests that Hi has grossed ₹5.63 crore net in India in three days, while grossing ₹36 crore global in the first three days. Others have reported lower
estimates, though, so it could be updated.
2. What is the worldwide collection of Hi Movie?
This is the world total, which is continually updated. The film’s reported gross has been coming in overwhelmingly from India as per the early tracking.
3. What was the Hi Movie’s price?
The film hasn’t been released in the cinema, and the production budget hasn’t been revealed.
4. What was the year of Hi’s release?
Hi will be released in theaters August 28, 2026.
5. Hi’s cast of stars?
Kavin and Nayanthara have been cast as the lead actors of the movie.
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