ROMANS - 4.40 Crore First Week![]()
Kammath & Kammath Massive Opening - 1.43 Crores Opening Day Gross
KAMMATH & KAMMATH secured a big bang opening day gross of 1.43 Crores, a per early estimates. The major centers Trivandrum, Ernakulam and Calicut witnessed a near 100% opening, with the suburbs too registering above 85 / 90% on the majority of shows on Friday. The opening day can be assessed as something which has lived up to the expectations as K&K saw Megastar Mammootty and Janapriya Nayakan Dileep come together for the first time since Twenty 20 in 2008.
The opening was more or less guaranteed, as it is, for a multi starrer mass film starring two of the crowd pullers of highest pedigree in Mollywood, with a script from Udaykrishna - Sibi K Thomas, known for their finesse in alluring the crowds to the cinema halls with mass entertainers deep rooted in comedy.
The word of mouth is mixed - negative, as it can be seen with most of the masala pot boilers, but when it comes to filling up the cash boxes, MULTISTAR + 100 CENTERS + COMEDY - nothing else works to this extent, as such in Mollywood.
The lifetime gross of Kammath & Kammath seems a bit too vague to be predicted now, as the word of mouth is not too encouraging, and as ROMANS continue their juggernaut despite the big release last Friday. The release and success of LOKPAL shall also have an intangible effect on the final verdict for the movie. Vishwaroopam has already won accolades in Kerala, and further is to come Kadal, with the deadly combo of Mani Ratnam - AR Rahman.
Whether Kammath & Kammath ends up as a big winner depends on how well it can hold up during the weekdays. Unless the families reject the movie outright, a first week gross of 6.75 - 7.25 Crores looks like an easy task for the movie as of now.
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RANK # 1 - KAMMATH & KAMMATH
Kammath & Kammath has a taken a magnanimous opening as expected. The opening weekend was simply awesome even by the standards set by masala potboilers of recent times. If the film can hold up well during the week, we have a big winner in our hands.
Gross : 3.89 Crores (3 Days)
Verdict : Massive Opening
RANK # 2 - ROMANS
Romans is the first HIT of the year 2013, and stands unperturbed amidst the frenzy caused by Kammath & Kammath. The collections dropped on Friday due to the new release, but the weekends were productive.
Gross : 6.01 Crores
Verdict : HIT
RANK # 3 - PLAYERS
The film got released after being in the rusty box for quiet some years, and clearly had not much chances at the boxoffice.
Gross : 0.15 Crores approx (3 Days)
Verdict : Flop
RANK # 4 - NEE KO NJAA CHA
Nee Ko Njaa Cha performed much better than the expectations and is definitely a break even venture for the makers and distributors.
Gross : 1.78 Crores (24 Days)
Verdict : Average
RANK # 5 - ANNAYUM RASOOLUM
The year kick started with Annayum Rasoolum securing a decent opening of about 50 - 55%, but the distinct lack of commercial elements fired back, and the film could not hold up well enough in the subsequent weeks to be called a succesful venture.
Gross : 2.40 Crores (24 Days)
Verdict : Average
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