Prithviraj Sukumaran’s ‘Khalifa’ has opened its theatrical run on a positive note. The Vysakh directorial arrived in cinemas on Thursday and recorded a solid response across its opening-day shows.According to Sacnilk, ‘Khalifa’ collected an estimated India net of Rs 4.90 crore on its first day. The movie was screened across 1,967 shows and recorded an overall occupancy of 46%. Its India gross collection stood at Rs 5.68 crore at the end of Day 1.
‘Khalifa’ day 1 box office collection
The opening-day figures give ‘Khalifa’ a decent start at the domestic box office. The movie earned Rs 4.90 crore in India net collections. Its gross earnings, after adding the applicable taxes, reached Rs 5.68 crore.‘Khalifa’ released as a Malayalam-language movie and registered 46% overall occupancy on Thursday. The night occupancy stood at 55.83%. Evening shows followed with 42.42% occupancy. Morning shows recorded 40.97%, while afternoon shows registered 32.92%.
Kerala leads state-wise collection
Kerala emerged as the biggest market for ‘Khalifa’ on its opening day. The state contributed Rs 4.85 crore to the movie’s India gross collection.Karnataka was the second-highest contributor with Rs 44 lakh. Tamil Nadu added Rs 20 lakh to the opening-day gross. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana contributed Rs 4 lakh.The remaining parts of India accounted for Rs 15 lakh. Together, these markets took the movie’s total India gross collection to Rs 5.68 crore.
Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vysakh team up
‘Khalifa’ marks another collaboration between actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and director Vysakh after ‘Pokkiri Raja’.ETimes awarded ‘Khalifa’ three stars out of five. The review reads, “The second half occasionally buckles under the weight of multiple revelations, family histories and political conspiracies. More noticeably, the film’s women remain largely confined to the margins while men inherit power, shape destinies and dominate the narrative.Yet Khalifa remains an engaging watch. It may not be the political thriller it aspires to be, but it succeeds as a stylish, star-driven spectacle. In the end, the film is less interested in dismantling power than deciding who deserves to wield it. That’s both its greatest strength and its most revealing limitation.”DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and the data in this article are compiled from public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided by us for informational and entertainment purposes only.
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