It's the big Christmas weekend.
There are six Tamil releases along with one major Hindi and Telugu film.
Some of the new releases are getting just one show in single screens and not releasing in multiplexes.
Among the six Tamil releases Kamal Haasan's Manmadhan Ambu opened on Thursday in 19 Chennai screens.
A producer like Michael Rayappan of Nadodigal fame has got just five screens for his Thenmerku Paruvakatru.
The 3D film Chutti Chathan is getting good multiplexes with one show and is releasing in a dozen screens in Chennai.
Nellu has advertised seven screens, but three of them are multiplexes where it will be only morning shows on Saturday and Sunday at odd hours.
Aridhu Aridhu has got seven screens but only one or two shows in single screens
What looks like a dubbed film of Arjun Gandhipuram has listed a lot of screens without show timings in and around Chennai suburbs but not even a single screen in Mount Road!
The other big releases are Akshay Kumar Katrina's Tees Maar Khan, opening in eight Chennai screens, with multiplexes giving it as much importance as Manmadhan Ambu.
Nagarjuna's Ragada is releasing big in 10 Chennai screens.