if Tamil films were released in their locations. The attacks, which have happened during screenings of Theri (2016) and Kurup (2021), are alleged to have been conducted by owners of Woodside Cinemas and York Cinemas, a local theatre chain in Toronto attempting to hold monopoly of screening Tamil films. Ponniyin Selvan: I had a limited Canadian release in select private theatres, including TIFF Bell Lightbox (a first for a Tamil film premier), amidst protection from law enforcement. Distribution The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Red Giant Movies. The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana distribution rights were bagged by Sri Venkateswara Creations and Dil Raju. The Kerala distribution rights of the film was bagged by Gokulam Gopalan's Sree Gokulam Movies. The overseas theatrical rights of the film were acquired by TentKotta. The North India distribution rights were acquired by Pen India Limited. Home media The digital streaming rights for the film were purchased by Amazon Prime Video for . Similarly, the satellite rights have been sold to Sun TV. The film was digitally premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 4 November 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. The Hindi dubbed version was released on 26 November 2022 on the platform. Reception Box office Ponniyin Selvan: I currently has a worldwide gross of over , with more than from India, from Tamil Nadu alone, becoming the first film to do so, and over from the rest of the world. The film became the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year 2022, the fourth-highest-grossing Tamil film of all time and the 15th highest-grossing Indian film of all time The film earned around on its opening day worldwide and debuted no.1 in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia and reached the top 3 in the USA. By its third day, the film earned around taking its first weekend worldwide collection to . The film performed exceptionally well in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and overseas market, but performed average in the Kannada, Telugu and Hindi belt. The dubbed Hindi version grossed at the domestic box office. Nonetheless, the film emerged as the highest grossing Tamil movie in Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Australia and the 5th highest grossing Indian movie in the US behind Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, RRR and K.G.F: Chapter 2. Critical response Ponniyin Selvan: I met with critical acclaim, with emphasis