Chidambaram’s latest thriller ‘Balan: The Boy’ continued its box-office journey with good numbers on its first Saturday. After opening in theatres on Friday, the film witnessed a rise in collections on Day 2.According to Sacnilk, the movie collected Rs 2.35 crore net in India on Saturday. The figure is higher than its Day 1 collection of Rs 1.82 crore. This represents a growth of 29.1 percent. The film was screened across 1,208 shows during the day.
India Net collection crosses Rs 4 crore mark
After two days in theatres, ‘Balan: The Boy’ has collected Rs 4.17 crore net in India. Its India gross collection has climbed to Rs 4.83 crore. Audience turnout improved significantly on Day 2. The film recorded an overall occupancy of 38.3 percent, compared to 28.7 percent on the opening day.The Malayalam version posted an overall occupancy of 42.83 percent. Morning shows registered 22.50 percent occupancy. Afternoon shows improved to 35.50 percent.Evening shows recorded 43.42 percent occupancy. The strongest response came during the night shows, which reached an impressive 65.92 percent occupancy.
Kerala continues to lead the box office run
Kerala remained the film’s biggest contributor on Day 2. The state generated Rs 2.10 crore gross and accounted for the majority of the day’s collections.Karnataka added Rs 30 lakhs gross. Tamil Nadu contributed Rs 18 lakhs. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana brought in Rs 5 lakhs.The rest of India added another Rs 10 lakhs. Together, these markets helped the film collect Rs 2.73 crore gross on Saturday.
Naga Chaitanya shares his reaction after screening
‘Balan: The Boy’ has also benefited from positive remarks by actor Naga Chaitanya. The actor recently watched the film at a special screening and later interacted with the team.During the interaction, he spoke about the impact the thriller had on him.“After watching the film, it still stays with me. Even when I’m talking about it, I’m getting goosebumps. It’s full of surprises. Firstly, I thought it’s a mother and son film, a family film. But, oh God. I saw 10-15 minutes and after that I never expected that the film would steer away like this. The film is full of surprises.”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.
