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Box Office: Adah Sharma's The Kerala Story Is All Time Blockbuster, Vidyut Jammwal’s IB 71 Finds Appreciation
Box Office Update: Surprises never cease, especially when it comes to Bollywood. Just when it seemed that the month of May would stay absolutely lean and the next big one would arrive all the way into June when Adipurush hits the screens, here comes The Kerala Story which has taken the nation by surprise.
THE KERALA STORY BOX OFFICE UPDATE
The Kerala Story started exceedingly well and then had a superb weekend, but what made it really tick was the score that it gathered over the weekdays where the collections only continued to get bigger and bigger with every passing day.
That's what resulted in the first week of 81.07 crores which basically sealed the blockbuster status for the film. However, it is now apparent that this was just a start for the film as the second weekend has turned out to be even better, what with 55 crores* more coming in.
The first weekend itself was quite good at 35.44 crores and to have collections almost 20 crores ahead of that is nothing less than spectacular. The film has clearly been loved by one and all and that's reflecting in the ever-growing footfalls that the Adah Sharma starrer is enjoying.
As a result, the overall score for the film reads 136 crores* and that's the second fastest century of the year after Pathaan. This isn't all as it has already surpassed the lifetime score of Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan [expected to be 110 crores] while Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar lifetime of 147 crores would be history as well by tomorrow. Wait, there is more! When it comes to the lifetime score of the female-centric films, Raazi [124 crores] and Gangubai Kathiawadi [129.10 crores] have been surpassed as well rather comfortably in mere 10 days.
Basically, the film is now making itself to the record books on number of parameters and the logical outcome would be for it to go past The Kashmir Files which belonged to a similar genre and was catering to the same kind of audience. That film had a lifetime score of 253 crores and while that would indeed be difficult for The Kerala Story to chase down, the stage would be wide open for that to open if it manages to have a double-digit score today as well. First-time director Sudipto Sen has delivered and all time blockbuster for producer Vipul Shah here.
VIDYUT JAMMWAL'S IB 71 GETS APPRECIATION
Meanwhile, Vipul's regular hero Vidyut Jammwal, who has featured in his Commando franchise, has just released IB 71 and it's a good film that definitely deserves better numbers for itself. A spy drama that has a lot of intelligence element coming into play coupled with thrills and is not exactly an action film (as is expected from Vidyut each time around), the film had a fair start of 1.67 crores at the box office. This is better than what Vidyut's last theatrical release Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 had netted on its opening day [1.30 crores].
In fact, the weekend has been better too as Khuida Haafiz: Chapter 2 had brought in 6.30 crores in its first three days whereas IB 71 has done a bit better with 7.50 crores* to its name. That said, while it's a comparative score between the two films, what matters is that eventually, the Sankalp directed film scores as per merits. Had it not been The Kerala Story wave, the film would certainly have scored far better and comfortably gone past the 15 crores mark over the weekend. With a couple of open weeks ahead, one hopes that the well-made film sustains.
*Estimates. Final numbers awaited
Note: All collections as per production and distribution sources
