Chidambaram’s ‘Balan. The Boy’ entered the first day of the week at the box office after posting good numbers during its opening weekend. However, like many recent releases, the film witnessed a huge drop in collections on Monday as weekday trends began to take effect.
The fourth day collections fell by 60.3 percent
According to Sacnilk, ‘Balan. The Boy’ collected Rs 1.15 crore nett in India on Day 4. The latest figure represents a 60.3 percent drop from Sunday’s net collection of Rs 2.90 crore. The film was released in 1,143 theaters on Monday.The Malayalam version collected Rs 1.12 crore and recorded an occupancy of 27 percent. The Tamil version contributed Rs 1 lakh with 10 percent occupancy, while the Telugu version added Rs 2 lakh with 17 percent occupancy.
Occupancy remains stronger during evening shows
The movie recorded an overall Malayalam occupancy of 24.17 percent on Monday. Morning shows registered 9.67 percent occupancy. Afternoon performances increased to 20.58 percent. Evening shows further increased to 25.17 percent, while evening shows posted the highest attendance of the day at 32.58 percent.In the four days completed, ‘Balan: The Boy’ has collected Rs 8.22 crore in India net collections. The film’s total Indian collection currently stands at Rs 9.53 crore.International markets played a major role in the overall performance of the film. On Day 4, the film collected Rs 70 lakhs gross overseas.That takes the total overseas gross collection to Rs 8.00 crore. The worldwide gross collection has now reached Rs 17.53 crore.Kerala remained the film’s biggest market on Day 4, contributing Rs 1.10 crore gross. Karnataka added Rs 12 lakhs while Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 5 lakhs. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana generated Rs 3 lakhs with the rest of India adding Rs 2 lakhs.ETimes gave the film three stars and said, “While the film has its fair share of moments, the emotions remain surprisingly muted. Especially in the climax, although the resolution is interesting, the lack of a stronger emotional build-up prevents it from reaching its full potential.DISCLAIMER: Box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless clearly stated, 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 completed. This data is provided to us for informational and entertainment purposes only.
