The Kerala Story First Sunday/Third Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, May 7 - The Kerala Story records a fantastic opening weekend at the domestic box office with an estimated 35+ crores net coming in over a 3-day weekend.

After 19.25 crores net in the first two days, the drama film sees another big jump of around 40% for an estimated 16+ crores net on its third day or first Sunday. The jump on Sunday is in similar lines as Saturday. The 3 days total collection of The Kerala Story is approx. 35.25 crores net, which is easily the 4th biggest Bollywood opening of the year and beats most of the mainstream movies.



Interestingly, The Kerala Story comfortably beats Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 which was easily the biggest movie this weekend at the Indian box office. Despite the positive reviews and word of mouth, GoTG3 scores an estimated 24 crores net in all versions.

The Kerala Story, meanwhile, has already turned successful venture for the makers as the budget of the film is not that much. It hugely benefited from the controversy which created awareness among the general audience. It will be interesting to see how it performs from tomorrow onwards which will determine its lifetime total.

Stay tuned...