India, June 7 -- Thug Life box office collection day 2: Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's much-hyped reunion after 37 years has not quite panned out the way the two stalwarts would have hoped for. Thug Life, their new film, has opened to lukewarm reviews and is not faring too well at the box office. On Friday, the second day of its release, the film saw a major drop. (Also read: Mani Ratnam fans get nostalgic for Nayakan, Thalapathi, Guru after lukewarm response to Thug Life)

According to Sacnilk, Thug Life earned Rs.7.50 crore in all languages on Friday, a steep 55% drop from its opening day figure of Rs.15.50 crore. This takes its two-day India total to Rs.23 crore. Interestingly, Akshay Kumar's comedy Housefull 5, which released on Frida...