The King and The Commissioner Collects 2.2 Crores in Second Week - Boxoffice Collections Update

The multi-starrer directed by Shaji Kailas, THE KING AND THE COMMISSIONER, featuring Mammooty and Suresh Gopi in lead roles, has grossed 2.20 Crores from Kerala in its second week of theatrical run. The combined total gross from 17 days is in the range of 7.90 - 8 Crores from Kerala alone, which along with the Satellite, other States and Overseas rights would easily be enough to the recover the cost of production of around 8 Crores. The distributor's share from the state is reported to be about 3.95 Crores.

It is also believed that the makers of the film sold the distribution rights of the film, in other states for a handsome price of 80 lakhs. The overseas rights amount is not yet revealed by the production house. Though the collections have dropped heavily since the first week, the huge opening which the film managed to obtain shall at the end of the day save the distributors from burning their pockets..!!

The exact figures as to the Worldwide Gross shall be difficult to quote at the current stage, but shall easily cross  10.25 - 10.50 Crores till date. THE KING AND THE COMMISSIONER is currently looking at a Lifetime Worldwide Gross of 11 - 11.25 Crores.

The film has managed to hold on to 53 theatres in Week 3, which is a decent achievement, considering the success of ORDINARY, and the pre-release hype which MAYAMOHINI had. However the movie is expected to lose out on a majority of its current theaters when COBRA, distributed by Play House itself, releases on April 12.

VERDICT : AVERAGE