Superstar Rajinikanth gave a wonderful feast ahead of Pongal to his fans. Directed by AR Murugadoss, Darbar has kicked off with phenomenal openings. No only in Tamil Nadu, the collections are in full swing in Telugu states as well. As per reports, Darbar has raked in about Rs 4.50 crore share with a gross of Rs 7.5 crore. The film did good business in Nizam and Vizag.
| Area | Collection |
| Nizam | 2.10 |
| Ceded | 0.70 |
| Vizag | 0.47 |
| Guntur | 0.40 |
| East | 0.29 |
| West | 0.18 |
| Krishna | 0.24 |
| Nellore | 0.18 |
| Total Day 1 | Rs 4.56 Cr |
Meanwhile, trade analyst LM Kaushik has reported that film grossed Rs 2.27 crore in Chennai alone on its opening day. After 2.0, Rajinikanth has struck gold for the second time by grossing more than Rs 2 crore at the Chennai box office.
