The King and The Commissioner Boxoffice Collections Update - Thunderous Opening - Grosses 3.15 Crores from Kerala in 3 days

The Mammootty - Suresh Gopi multi-starrer has grossed 3.15 Crores from 118 screens in Kerala within 3 days of its release. The movie reported housefull shows in over a 100 screens over the weekend. Though the word of mouth is extremely negative, there is high possibility that the film  may turn out to be a Hit due to the humungous opening which it has taken across the State. It is widely believed in the trade that the film would have grossed another 1 - 1.25 Crores from 85 screens outside Kerala.

The satellite rights of the movie was sold to Mazhavil Manorama for a whopping 3.40 Crores. The King and the Commissioner, which saw Shaji Kailas and Renji Panicker coming together after 16 years, was made at a budget of around 8 - 8.25 Crores, including the printing and publicity costs.

VERDICT : THUNDEROUS OPENING