India, Nov. 9 -- It has been a bumper year for Suriya, and Scene is out here ensuring it ends with a bang too. The Tamil star's latest release has taken a strong start at the box office, crossing Rs.100 crore worldwide in its opening weekend. Suriya has starred in three films this year, and all three have now achieved this feat, with Scene outpacing Vishwanath and Sons and being marginally behind Karuppu.

Scene had a solid start to its box-office run as it released two days before Diwali. It braved competition from Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, which is seeing a boost in numbers due to strong word-of-mouth. But the Suriya-starrer persisted. On its third day, the action entertainer earned Rs.23.25 crore net domestically, taking its opening we...