Malayalam film Patriot is scheduled to release in theaters this weekend. By 10 pm (April 29), the espionage thriller earned huge advances. 10 crores at the worldwide box office. Of this, around Rs 3.50 crore advance was recorded in Kerala alone, while over 200K tickets were sold.
There is still one day left for the release of this film starring Mammootty and Mohanlal. It is expected that its progress will double by tomorrow night. Based on current trends the film is expected to get an opening of Rs 20 crore. ₹25 crore at the worldwide box office, which would be the second best opening for a Malayalam film after L2 Empuran. In Kerala, it is looking for Rs. 8 crore gross opening, which will again be one of the best openings of all time.
Directed by Mahesh Narayanan, Patriot is undoubtedly the biggest film in Malayalam cinema this year, both in scale and star cast. It is likely to challenge the top grossers of Malayalam cinema – Loka Chapter One: Chandra, L2: Empuraan, Thoodaram, Vaazha 2, Manjummel Boys, and others. For those unaware, Patriot stars two Mollywood legends Mammootty and Mohanlal in the lead roles. Apart from the two veterans, the film also stars Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, Nayanthara, Revathi, Darshan, Indrans and others.
If the film manages to garner positive response, it will shatter box office records no matter what. Now all eyes are on the last day of its sale. It will be interesting to see how the film performs at the box office.
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Disclaimer: Box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. Figures may be approximate, and Pinkvilla makes no claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequate indicators of the box-office performance of the respective films.
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