Karmayodha Leads Xmas Boxoffice : Opening Weekend

The Malayalam Boxoffice Opening Verdict for the 2012 Christmas weekend, favours KARMAYODHA, predominantly due to the higher number of screens and the capacity theaters in which the film is being played. The early collection estimates point at a figure of 1.65 Crores Gross in 3 days, which is more than a decent opening, considering the stiff competition in place, for this festive season. The word of mouth is Mixed - Below Average, and therefore the opening week gross shall form a lion's share in the film's lifetime gross. The film carried a huge pre-release hype, due to Mohanlal's highly impressive boxoffice record in the second half of 2012. But the collections have seen a distinct drop since the opening day, and it remains to be seen whether Karmayodha can take advantage of the holiday coming up on Tuesday.

Mammootty's BAVUTTIYUDE NAMATHIL has managed a positive response from the public, and has opened it's tally at the second place, with an estimated 3 day gross of 1.40 Crores. Going by the word of mouth, and the opening which the movie has secured, it needs to be believed that, Megastar's wait for a clean hit is finally coming to an end. It is almost sure that Bavutti would eventually end up as the Christmas winner in Malabar area. Such films grow with the word of mouth, and therefore, the coming week proves to be extremely crucial to decide the Final Verdict.

Ashiq Abu has weaved his magic once again in Kerala, as DA THADIYA has received the best appreciation among the Christmas releases. The film has not matched the big guns in release size, but shall definitely catch the leaders in the long run. The film is reported to have grossed 1.34 Crores from 54 theaters in Kerala, with the best occupancy rate, out of the new releases.

B.Unnikrishnan's suspense thriller I LOVE ME, has been mostly drowned in the frenzy associated with the Superstar releases. The film currently trails its competitors by a good margin, at the boxoffice, and is not expected to successfully chase them down either, due to the shortfall in content. It shall be a curious year end for Unni Mukundan and Isha Talwar, who had a super successful 2012 till now.




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