'Bha. Bha. Ba.' box office collections day 13: Dileep film sees sharp fall after Christmas; Drop to Rs 20 lakhs

'Bha. Bha. Ba.' box office collections day 13: Dileep film sees sharp fall after Christmas; Drop to Rs 20 lakhs
Dileep's film 'Bha. Bha. Ba.' experienced a significant drop in box office collections post-Christmas, with daily earnings plummeting after a strong opening week. Despite a Rs 20.9 crore first-week collection, the film's momentum faltered, leading to very low theatre occupancy and mixed audience reactions. Critics pointed to weak writing and screenplay as major drawbacks.
Dileep’s film 'Bha. Bha. Ba.' has seen a clear fall in collections after the Christmas holiday period. The film did well in its first week and managed to collect Rs 20.9 crores in week one. By the end of day 12 the total India net collection stood at around Rs 22.75 crores. On day 13 the film earned only Rs 20 lakhs. This has taked the total to Rs 22.95 crores.

Day-wise numbers show weak hold

After the first week, the daily numbers started dropping. On day 9 the film collected Rs 65 lakhs according to the Sacnilk website reports. This was followed by Rs 45 lakhs on day 10.
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Day 11 showed a small jump with Rs 55 lakhs but the momentum did not last. Day 12 saw a sharp fall to Rs 20 lakhs. Day 13 stayed at the same level with Rs 20 lakhs.

Very low theatre occupancy

'Bha. Bha. Ba.' recorded a very low 8.57% Malayalam occupancy on the last day. Morning shows were at 6.00%. Afternoon shows slightly better at 8.83%. Evening shows for Dileep's film dropped again to 6.61% and night shows were a bit higher at 12.83%.

Mixed response from viewers

'Bha.Bha.Ba.' is directed by Dhananjay Shankar. The film stars Dileep along with Mohanlal, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Balu Varghese, Saranya Ponvannan, and Redin Kingsley.While the cast raised expectations, the online response has been mixed. One review said, “There is no logic, sequential coherance - scene continuity, character development… Basically, lazy writing and screenplay and honestly acting was personally weak for me at many places.” Another review shared, “These days, many filmmakers defend weak writing by branding their movies as ‘no logic’… Even a logic-less film needs a well-built and engaging plot, but that effort is missing here.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers in this article are compiled from our proprietary sources and diverse public data. We strive for accuracy and all figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned. We offer a fair representation of the project's box office performance. We are open to feedback and suggestions on toientertainment@timesinternet.in
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