The
Priest
has
made
a
grand
opening
at
the
box
office
on
Day
1
with
a
tremendous
collection.
As
per
the
reports,
The
Priest
has
beaten
Master,
the
Thalapathy
Vijay
starrer
with
its
day
1
collections
at
the
Kerala
box
office.
The
Mammootty
starrer
has
emerged
as
the
biggest
opener
of
the
Kerala
box
office
in
2021,
so
far.
According
to
the
latest
reports
from
the
trade
analysts,
The
Priest
has
made
a
gross
collection
of
Rs.
2.2
Crore
on
Day
1.
The
horror
thriller
has
also
made
a
net
collection
of
Rs.
1.81
Crore
and
a
share
of
1.05
Crore.
Thus,
the
Mammootty
starrer
has
beaten
Vijay's
Master,
which
is
in
the
second
position
by
making
a
gross
collection
of
Rs.
2.17
Crore
on
its
first
day
at
the
Kerala
box
office.
Interestingly,
Master
was
released
on
438
screens
in
Kerala,
while
The
Priest
was
released
only
on
355
screens.
If
things
proceed
at
the
same
rate,
the
horror
thriller
might
also
top
at
the
first-weekend
box
office
collections.
Anto
Joseph,
the
producer
of
The
Priest
had
revealed
that
the
movie
is
performing
beyond
expectations
at
the
box
office,
in
the
recently
held
press
meet.
According
to
the
filmmaker,
the
Mammootty
starrer
is
performing
much
better
than
the
pre-pandemic
period
at
the
box
office,
even
with
just
50
percent
occupancy.
Interestingly,
The
Priest
is
now
getting
special
shows
across
Kerala,
due
to
the
increasing
rush
of
the
audiences.
Both
the
film
industry
members
and
cine-goers
are
heaping
praises
over
the
makers
of
the
Mammootty
starrer
for
opting
for
a
theatrical
release,
despite
receiving
great
offers
from
OTT
platforms.
The
Priest
has
indeed
revived
the
Malayalam
film
industry.