Patriot Day 5 Box Office: Slow Tuesday Run for Mohanlal-Mammootty Starrer; Net Earns Rs. 1.50 Crore as Worldwide Gross Hits 70 Crore

Patriot is struggling to gain momentum as it completes its first Tuesday at the box office. Even with the massive star power of legends like Mohanlal and Mammootty, the film only managed a net collection of 1.50 crore on day 5. This is a further decline from Monday's already low 1.70 crore, showing that the film is moving at a very slow pace during the weekdays. With the total India net collection reaching 24.85 crore after five days, it is clear that the movie is underperforming relative to the high expectations surrounding such a collaboration.

The film's performance across 1,826 shows nationwide resulted in an average occupancy of 17.0 percent for the day. While the total India gross stands at 28.83 crore, a closer look at the state-wise breakdown reveals that Kerala is the primary engine behind these numbers as expected. On Tuesday alone, the film grossed 1.45 crore in Kerala, significantly outperforming other regions like Tamil Nadu at 0.11 crore and Karnataka at 0.10 crore. The rest of the country combined contributed just 0.08 crore to the daily gross, showing that interest in the film is almost entirely limited to the Kerala market.

In the national cinema chains including PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis, the film recorded 6,443 tickets sold on Tuesday. PVR accounted for 3,800 tickets, while INOX and Cinepolis contributed 1,500 and 1,143 tickets respectively. These sales were spread across 620 shows in 195 venues, resulting in an occupancy of just 5.40 percent within these chains. The low turnout in these urban centers confirms that the film is currently struggling to find an audience outside of its home territory and local single screens.

The ticket sales on BookMyShow saw a drop on Tuesday, moving from 41.18k tickets on Monday to 33.1k tickets. This trend is also seen in the international markets, where the film added 1.00 crore on its fifth day. This brings the total overseas gross to 41.50 crore and the worldwide gross collection to 70.33 crore. Based on data from Venky Box Office, the film earned 18k dollars (approximately 15 lakh) on Monday in North America, taking its total in that region to 442k dollars (approximately 3.70 crore) as it approaches the half-million mark.

As Patriot moves toward the end of its first week, the numbers suggest a struggle to live up to the massive expectations usually associated with a Mohanlal-Mammootty collaboration. The film is currently dependent on the Kerala market to keep the collections afloat, while interest in other regions remains minimal. Unless there is a significant jump in footfalls over the coming weekend, it will be difficult for the movie to reach a substantial total. For now, the focus is simply on whether it can at least maintain these lower levels through the remaining weekdays.