India, June 7 -- Thug Life box office collection day 3: Mani Ratnam's Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan TR and Trisha Krishnan-starrer Thug Life was released in theatres on Thursday. With lukewarm reviews and disappointed reactions flooding the internet, the film seems not to have benefited, especially given its comparisons to their 1987 film Nayakan. According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs.28.49 crore net in India by its first Saturday. (Also Read: Thug Life worldwide box office collection day 2: Kamal Haasan film lags behind Indian 2, PS 1-2 at Rs.52 crore)

The numbers for Thug Life seem to hold steady after the massive dip the film registered on Friday. According to the trade website, the Mani-directed film made Rs.15.5 crore on its open...