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The Kerala Story 2 released in theatres on Saturday, 28 February, after the Kerala High Court lifted a stay on its release.
The Kerala Story 2 box office prediction: The film is directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh.
The Kerala Story 2 box office prediction
The Kerala Story 2 released in theatres on Saturday, 28 February, after the Kerala High Court lifted the stay on its release. The film’s start has not been as per expectations, with morning shows across India registering just 6-7% occupancy. According to trade insiders, The Kerala Story 2 is looking at a day 1 domestic business of ₹3-3.5 crore. Optimistic estimates say the film may cross ₹4 crore if the word of mouth is positive. Morning show collections are aligning with predictions. Sacnilk has reported that the film has earned just ₹41 lakh across India by 1 PM.
The first film had grown steadily over the first two weeks, and the makers would hope that the sequel could replicate that success if it had to repeat its box office achievements.
The Kerala Story 2 compared with part 1
The Kerala Story 2 explores forced religious conversions across various parts of India. The makers say that, like the first part, the film is based on true cases. The first film, released in 2023, also battled legal cases and calls for a ban over allegations of creating a communal divide. Eventually, it released in theatres on 5 May 2023, earning ₹8.10 crore net domestically on its first day. As things stand, The Kerala Story 2 may struggle to make even half of that. The first film was a commercial success, earning ₹303 crore gross worldwide.
About The Kerala Story 2
Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, The Kerala Story 2 stars Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia and Aishwarya Ojha. The film was set to release on Friday, but was stalled after a single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court granted an interim stay on its release on Thursday. On Friday, a division bench of Justices SA Dharmadhikari and PV Balakrishnan stayed the interim order that had stayed the film’s release for 15 days, paving the way for its release on Saturday.
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Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More
