Tovino Thomas’ gripping Malayalam thriller ‘Narivetta’ has begun to lose steam at the box office as it enters its third week. After clocking a solid opening week with Rs 9.9 crore, the film’s collections have noticeably slowed down. By the end of Day 19, its total earnings have reached Rs 17.37 crore—a decent figure, though the signs of fatigue are showing.
Strong opening, followed by a dropAccording to the Sacnilk website, the film opened with a respectable Rs 1.65 crore on its first Friday, followed by a significant upward trend through the weekend—Rs 1.85 crore on Saturday and Rs 2.25 crore on Sunday. However, from the first Monday onward, the collections saw a predictable weekday decline, settling at Rs 85 lakhs on Thursday. The first-week total gave the film a solid Rs 9.9 crore foundation.
Second week trends show waning momentumWeek 2 brought a sharper dip in earnings. Starting with Rs 75 lakhs on its second Friday, the film briefly picked up steam over the weekend with Rs 1.1 crore and Rs 1.4 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
But the weekday numbers saw a sharp fall—Rs 65 lakhs on Monday down to just Rs 30 lakhs by Thursday.The film wrapped up its second week with Rs 5.13 crore, reflecting a drop of nearly 48% compared to its opening week.
Third week shows further dipThe box office run of ‘Narivetta’ has clearly slowed down as it entered its third week. The film earned Rs 60 lakh on Friday, showing a mild uptick from Thursday’s numbers. However, that momentum didn’t last.
As the weekdays began, the numbers dropped sharply—Rs 29 lakh on Monday and just Rs 20 lakh on Tuesday, marking the film’s lowest daily figure so far.
While a few centres are still drawing small crowds, it’s evident that Narivetta is reaching the final leg of its theatrical run.
‘Narivetta’ holds on despite big releases in theatresTovino Thomas’ thriller ‘Narivetta’ might not be smashing records, but it’s far from forgotten. The film has quietly stayed in the game for nearly three weeks—even with massive releases like ‘Thug Life’ and Mohanlal’s ‘Chotta Mumbai’ re-release eating up screen space.
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