Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju’s Malayalam romantic comedy Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has emerged as the clear winner of the Onam box office race, showing impressive growth through its opening weekend. The Girish A.D. directorial has grossed Rs. 61.05 crore worldwide in just three days, according to the latest figures reported by Sacnilk and cited by multiple trade reports.

The interesting aspect of the film’s run is its day-on-day growth. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit opened with around Rs. 4.90 crore India net on Friday, before jumping to Rs. 7.15 crore on Saturday. The film recorded another significant rise on Sunday, collecting Rs. 8.80 crore India net, taking its three-day India net total to Rs. 20.85 crore. Its India gross stands at Rs. 24.35 crore.

The overseas market has been particularly strong for the Nivin Pauly starrer. The film collected approximately Rs. 36.70 crore overseas gross in its first three days, meaning the international markets have contributed more than the Indian theatrical gross so far. Combined with the Rs. 24.35 crore India gross, the worldwide total stands at Rs. 61.05 crore.

Sunday also provided a clear indication of the film’s growing word of mouth. The movie recorded around 77.75% overall occupancy on Day 3, with evening shows reaching 88.25%. Kerala remained the biggest contributor, while Karnataka and Tamil Nadu also added meaningful numbers.

The strong weekend performance has also put Bethlehem Kudumba Unit ahead of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Khalifa in the ongoing Onam clash. After four days, Khalifa had grossed around Rs. 27.68 crore worldwide, less than half of BKU’s three-day total. Nivin Pauly post Sarvam Maya delivered another big blockbuster in family entertainer genre. 

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