India, June 5 -- Thug Life box office collection day 1: Expectations were sky-high with Thug Life, which marked the reunion between Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan after the cult classic Nayakan. The film arrived with controversies after it was not screened in Karnataka following Haasan's Kannada language row. Now as per the latest update from Sacnilk.com, Thug Life has collected Rs.14.94 crore on the day of its release. (Also read: Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam's Thug Life likely to face Rs.40 crore loss at box office due to Karnataka ban)

The latest update states Thug Life had 48.72% Tamil Occupancy on Thursday. The morning shows registered 50.66% occupancy, whereas there was 50.35% occupancy for the afternoon shows. The numbers dipped slightl...