Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju‘s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ continued its strong theatrical run on Saturday. The Girish AD directorial recorded a substantial increase in collections on its second day. According to Sacnilk, the movie earned an estimated India net of Rs 7.15 crore on Day 2. It was screened across 1,803 shows.The latest collection takes ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ to an India net total of Rs 12.05 crore. Its India gross collection has reached Rs 14.05 crore after two days. The movie had collected Rs 4.90 crore net on its opening day. Its Day 2 collection therefore represents a notable improvement over Friday’s figure.
Worldwide collection reaches Rs 37.25 crore
‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ reportedly added around Rs 13 crore to its overseas gross on Saturday. Its overseas collection now stands at Rs 23.20 crore. The movie’s worldwide gross has climbed to Rs 37.25 crore.The movie also recorded healthy occupancy throughout the day. Its overall occupancy stood at 74.75% on Saturday. Morning shows registered 53.92% occupancy. This increased to 75.83% in the afternoon. Evening shows recorded 84.42%, while the night shows reached 84.83%.The movie grossed Rs 6.25 crore from Kerala on Day 2. Karnataka contributed another Rs 1 crore.Tamil Nadu added Rs 50 lakh to the day’s gross collection. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together contributed Rs 10 lakh. The rest of India accounted for another Rs50 lakh.The combined state-wise figures put the movie’s India gross collection for Day 2 at Rs 8.35 crore.
‘Khalifa ‘ records Rs 1.90 crore on Day 3
Meanwhile, Prithviraj Sukumaran’s ‘Khalifa’ witnessed a decline in its theatrical earnings on its third day. The movie earned an estimated India net of Rs 1.90 crore on Saturday. It recorded 1,340 shows across the country.The Day 3 collection was 20.8% lower than the Rs 2.40 crore net collection reported on Friday. ‘Khalifa’ had opened with Rs 5.35 crore net on its first day. Its second-day collection dropped to Rs 2.40 crore before falling further on Saturday.The latest figures take the movie’s India net collection to Rs 9.65 crore. Its India gross has reached Rs 11.25 crore.
‘Khalifa’ worldwide gross reaches Rs 25.50 crore
‘Khalifa’ also added to its overseas earnings on Day 3. The movie reportedly collected Rs 3 crore from international markets. Its total overseas gross now stands at Rs 14.25 crore.The worldwide gross collection of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s movie has consequently reached Rs 25.50 crore. The film recorded an overall occupancy of 27.37% on Saturday.Morning shows registered 11.58% occupancy. Afternoon shows recorded 21.33%. The figure rose to 25.42% during the evening. Night shows performed better, registering 47.50% occupancy.Kerala contributed Rs 1.90 crore to the Day 3 gross. Karnataka added Rs 13 lakh, while Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 7 lakh. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana recorded Rs 3 lakh. The rest of India contributed Rs 10 lakh. The total India gross for the day stood at Rs 2.23 crore.From the collection reports and audience responses, it seems that Nivin Pauly’s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ has taken the lead over ‘Khalifa’.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, 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 finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.
