Chidambaram’s thriller film ‘Balan: The Boy’ continued its steady run at the box office on its first Sunday. The film witnessed healthy growth on Day 3 and recorded its best single-day collection since release. According to Sacnilk, the thriller earned Rs 3.00 crore net on Sunday, registering a 27.7 percent jump over its Day 2 collection of Rs 2.35 crore.
India net collection reaches Rs 7.17 crore
‘Balan: The Boy’ has now collected Rs 7.17 crore net at the Indian box office. The film’s total India gross collection stands at Rs 8.31 crore after three days in theatres.The thriller opened with Rs 1.82 crore net on its first Friday. Collections increased to Rs 2.35 crore on Saturday before climbing further to Rs 3.00 crore on Sunday.The film recorded an occupancy of 28.7 percent on Day 1. This improved to 38.3 percent on Day 2 and further increased to 45.1 percent on Day 3.
Malayalam version drives collections
Out of the Rs 3.00 crore net collection recorded on Sunday, the Malayalam version accounted for Rs 2.90 crore. The language version also posted an impressive occupancy rate of 52 percent across 1,002 shows.The Tamil version earned Rs 5 lakhs while the Telugu version added Rs 4 lakhs. The Hindi version contributed Rs 1 lakh.Overall Malayalam occupancy stood at 54.05 percent on day 3. Morning shows recorded 29.25 percent occupancy. Afternoon shows climbed to 60.08 percent. Evening shows witnessed the highest turnout at 64.42 percent. Night shows also remained steady with 52.75 percent occupancy.On Day 3, Kerala generated Rs 2.65 crore gross. Karnataka followed with Rs 35 lakhs. Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 23 lakhs while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana added Rs 10 lakhs. The rest of India accounted for Rs 15 lakhs.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.