"One-Horse Race": 'The Kerala Story' Enters Rs 100 Crore Club, Goes Past Life-time Earnings Of Salman Khan's 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan'
Adah Sharma-starrer 'The Kerala Story' has gone past the Rs 100 crore mark at the Indian box office.
Adah Sharma-starrer 'The Kerala Story' released in theatres on May 5, and ever since hitting the theatres, the new Hindi movie is on a money-making spree. In the latest entertainment news, the Vipul Amrutlal Shah-backed new Hindi movie has breached the Rs 100 crore mark at the domestic box office, and it is just the fourth Hindi movie of 2023 to achieve this feat after 'Pathaan', 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar', and 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan'.
'The Kerala Story' breached the Rs 100 crore mark on Saturday (May 13) as the movie collected more than Rs 19 crore.
#TheKeralaStory is a ONE-HORSE RACE... Has a SUPER-SOLID [second] Sat, cruises past ₹ 100 cr in style… The BIG JUMP was on the cards, given the trends… Biz on [second] Sun should be HUGE again… [Week 2] Fri 12.35 cr, Sat 19.50 cr. Total: ₹ 112.99 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice," trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted.
#TheKeralaStory is a ONE-HORSE RACE... Has a SUPER-SOLID [second] Sat, cruises past ₹ 100 cr in style… The BIG JUMP was on the cards, given the trends… Biz on [second] Sun should be HUGE again… [Week 2] Fri 12.35 cr, Sat 19.50 cr. Total: ₹ 112.99 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice… pic.twitter.com/unr9iCEFgj
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 14, 2023
The Sudipto Sen-directorial had previously collected Rs 12.23 crore on Friday (May 12).
"#TheKeralaStory commences Weekend 2 with A BANG… Hits DOUBLE DIGITS on [second] Fri… Will cross ₹100 cr mark TODAY [second Sat]… Will emerge SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING #Hindi film [of 2023] in *Week 2* itself… [Week 2] Fri 12.23 cr. Total: ₹ 93.37 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice," Taran Adarsh had tweeted on Saturday.
#TheKeralaStory commences Weekend 2 with A BANG… Hits DOUBLE DIGITS on [second] Fri… Will cross ₹ cr mark TODAY [second Sat]… Will emerge SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING #Hindi film [of 2023] in *Week 2* itself… [Week 2] Fri 12.23 cr. Total: ₹ 93.37 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice… pic.twitter.com/lta7dfnFOE
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 13, 2023
'The Kerala Story' has also taken a flying start in Australia and the movie has found an audience there.
Earlier, actress Adah Sharma had also thanked the fans for showing their support towards 'The Kerala Story'.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: "Discrediting my sincerity, mocking my integrity , threats. Our teaser getting shadow banned,the movie getting banned in certain states,slander campaigns launched...BUT you ,the audience made #TheKeralaStory the no1 female lead movie first week of all time !!wowww! Audience aap Jeet Gaye. you won and now we go international."
Discrediting my sincerity, mocking my integrity , threats ,
— Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) May 13, 2023
Our teaser getting shadow banned,the movie getting banned in certain states,slander campaigns launched...BUT you ,the audience made #TheKeralaStory the no1 female lead movie first week of all time !!wowww! Audience aap… pic.twitter.com/yxZhTSRq8G
‘The Kerala Story’ had collected Rs 8.03 crore on May 5 and then the latest Hindi movie collected more than Rs 10 crore on May 6 and 7. Usually, movie collections take a dip on weekdays, but from May 8-12, the Sudipto Sen-directorial collected more than Rs 10 crore, and the first-week collection stood at Rs 81 crore.
It is worth mentioning that ‘The Kerala Story’ managed to make Rs 35 crore during its opening weekend despite facing tough competition from the Marvel film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ and the IPL 2023.
While the new Bollywood movie is performing well at the domestic box office, it continues to remain controversial as several people have hit out at its subject matter.
However, veteran actress Shabana Azmi recently tweeted in support of ‘The Kerala Story’, saying once a movie has been passed by CBFC, it should not be banned. For the unversed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had banned the movie in her state to maintain law and order.
Ever since the trailer of ‘The Kerala Story’ was released, the movie has been embroiled in a controversy regarding the subject matter it is trying to portray. The trailer originally stated that the film is based on the stories of more than 32,000 Kerala women who have allegedly been radicalised by Islamic fundamentalists.
However, amid huge backlash, the makers changed the trailer synopsis, and the revised version stated that the film is based on the “true stories of three young girls from different parts of Kerala.”
'The Kerala Story' has been directed by Sudipto Sen, while it is bankrolled by Vipul Amrutlal Shah.
