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  In India, Retro was released alongside HIT: The Third Case, Raid 2 and Tourist Family. Retro grossed ₹ 46 crore (US$5.4 million) worldwide on its opening day. The film grossed ₹ 17 crore (US$2.0 million) in Tamil Nadu, becoming the highest first-day gross for Suriya at the state, surpassing his previous film Kanguva (2024). The film had also the biggest opening for a Tamil film in 2025 in other states, surpassing Good Bad Ugly.
  
  Retro debuted in third place at the worldwide box office in it's opening weekend. It grossed over ₹ 78 crore (US$9.2 million) worldwide in its four days opening weekend, surpassing Madha Gaja Raja. In its first week, Retro grossed over ₹ 100 crore (US$12 million) worldwide, becoming Suriya's fourth film to do so. The same day, the film entered into profit zone. The film's commercial success led the team to donate ₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million) from the profit to the educational NGO Agaram Foundation.
  
  The film collected ₹ 150 crore (US$18 million) in its second week and grossed over ₹ 200 crore (US$24 million) by third week. Retro crossed the ₹ 250 crore (US$30 million) crore mark at the box office worldwide in the 27 days of its release, becoming his first film to enter ₹250 crore club worldwide. The film concluded its theatrical run with worldwide gross estimated to be between ₹ 97–250 crore. It became Suriya's highest-grossing film in his career.
  
  In India, Retro was released alongside HIT: The Third Case, Raid 2 and Tourist Family. Retro grossed ₹ 46 crore (US$5.4 million) worldwide on its opening day. The film grossed ₹ 17 crore (US$2.0 million) in Tamil Nadu, becoming the highest first-day gross for Suriya at the state, surpassing his previous film Kanguva (2024). The film had also the biggest opening for a Tamil film in 2025 in other states, surpassing Good Bad Ugly.
  
  Retro debuted in third place at the worldwide box office in it's opening weekend. It grossed over ₹ 78 crore (US$9.2 million) worldwide in its four days opening weekend, surpassing Madha Gaja Raja. In its first week, Retro grossed over ₹ 100 crore (US$12 million) worldwide, becoming Suriya's fourth film to do so. The same day, the film entered into profit zone. The film's commercial success led the team to donate ₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million) from the profit to the educational NGO Agaram Foundation.
  
  The film collected ₹ 150 crore (US$18 million) in its second week and grossed over ₹ 200 crore (US$24 million) by third week. Retro crossed the ₹ 250 crore (US$30 million) crore mark at the box office worldwide in the 27 days of its release, becoming his first film to enter ₹250 crore club worldwide. The film concluded its theatrical run with worldwide gross estimated to be between ₹ 97–250 crore. It became Suriya's highest-grossing film in his career.