The
Priest,
the
Mammootty
starring
horror-thriller
had
a
grand
release
on
March
11,
Thursday.
The
Jofin
T
Chacko
directorial
hit
the
theatres
as
the
biggest
Malayalam
release
post
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
outbreak.
As
per
the
latest
updates
from
the
trade
experts,
The
Priest
has
had
a
tremendous
opening
at
the
box
office.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
Mammootty
starrer
has
made
a
box
office
collection
of
over
Rs.
3
Crore
on
its
releasing
day.
Thus,
The
Priest
has
emerged
as
one
of
the
highest
day
1
grosses
in
the
career
of
the
megastar.
Interestingly,
the
horror-thriller
has
garnered
Rs.
4.54
Lakh
from
the
Trivandrum
Aries
Plex
theatre
alone,
with
a
total
number
of
16
shows
on
day
1.
As
expected,
The
Priest
has
brought
back
the
Malayalam
cinema
audiences
to
the
theatres
after
the
long
break.
Even
though
the
50
percent
occupancy
policy
is
being
strictly
followed
by
the
theatres,
the
Mammootty
starrer
enjoyed
full
house
shows
in
almost
every
releasing
center
across
Kerala.
Interestingly,
some
theatres
have
garnered
special
permission
to
add
a
special
show,
considering
the
huge
audience
rush.
Reportedly,
The
Priest
has
been
enjoying
an
equally
spectacular
rush
at
all
the
major
overseas
centers
including
UAE,
Saudi
Arabia,
Australia,
Singapore,
and
so
on.
However,
the
horror
thriller
is
yet
to
get
released
in
the
other
major
Indian
cities.
As
per
the
reports,
the
Mammootty
starrer
is
slated
to
get
an
all-India
release
by
next
week.
Mammootty
has
played
the
titular
character
in
The
Priest,
which
revolves
around
Fr.
Benedict
and
a
child
named
Ameya
who
enters
his
life.
Popular
child
artist
Baby
Monica
has
played
the
role
of
Ameya
in
the
movie,
which
features
Manju
Warrier,
Nikhila
Vimal,
Saniya
Iyappan,
Ramesh
Pisharody,
and
so
on
in
the
other
pivotal
roles.