Box office success: The Kerala Story crosses Rs 100-crore mark in just 9 days

Sudipta Sen's The Kerala Story is unstoppable at the box office. The film works wonders at the window. Due to the positive word of mouth, the Adah Sharma starrer has started ringing the box office. Within 9 days of its theatrical release, the film entered the Rs 100 crore club.

This made The Kerala Story the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023. The film was mired in several controversies but this did not affect the BO performance of the film.

KERALA STORY BOX OFFICE COLLECTION DAY 9
According to Sacnilka and early estimates, The Kerala Story has earned Rs 19.50 crore on 13 May 2023. With that in mind, the film's total box office now stands at Rs 112.87 crore.

Sharing the 8th-day numbers of The Kerala Story, trade analyst Taran Adarsh ​​wrote, “TheKeralaStory starts weekend 2 with A BANGâ€æ reaches DOUBLE DIGITS [second] Friday TODAY [second Sat] crosses Rs 100 cr mark” V the 2nd week itself sees the SECOND HIGHEST GROSSING Hindi film [of 2023]… [2. week] Fri 12.23 cr. Total: Rs.93.37. India biz. Boxoffice (sic).”

KERALA STORY MOVIE REVIEW
IndiaToday.in reviewed The Kerala Story by Vipul Shah. The review mentioned, "Kerala's story specifically pits one religion over the other and therein lies the problem with the film. Sure, it doesn't want to malign Islam as a whole, but it definitely tries to provoke Hindus and poke at the feelings that hurt the most. The film was irresponsible. "

The review further states, “Adah ​​Sharma has the film on her shoulders but she is supported by several others. As Shalini, she uses a certain accent for her Hindi to portray that she is a Malayalam. But others like Pranay Pachauri and Sonia Balani steer clear. Adah stays true to her character but it's the over-dramatization that kills the film."

The Kerala Story hits the big screen on May 5, 2023.