Ponman box office collection day 9: Basil Joseph's film earns Rs 39 lakh, beats Mammootty's Dominic and The Ladies Purse
Ponman box office collection day 9: Ponmam, which hit the screens on January 30, continued its dream run on February 7. According to Sacnilk, it earned Rs 39 lakh on its second Friday. The film features Basil Joseph in the lead.
Basil Joseph's Ponman, which opened in theatres on January 30, is doing well at the box office and has exceeded expectations. The film continued its run on Friday, February 7, and remained stable at the lower levels. Ponman is a black comedy, directed by Jotish Shankar.
Ponman continues its run on February 7
Basil Joseph is in the limelight because of his latest film Ponman, which hit the screens on January 30. The black comedy made a decent impact at the box office on its ninth day. According to Sacnilk, a trade website, Ponman earned Rs 39 lakh on February 7. This is slightly lower than the Rs 42 lakh it made on February 6.
Here is the day-wise breakdown for Ponman
Day 1: Rs 75 lakh
Day 2: Rs 71 lakh
Day 3: Rs 1.14 crore
Day 4: Rs 1.37 crore
Day 5: Rs 44 lakh
Day 6: Rs 43 lakh
Day 7: Rs 44 lakh
Day 8: Rs 42 lakh
Day 9: Rs 39 lakh
The film's total collection stands at Rs 6.09 crore so far. Ponman received rave reviews with critics praising the screenplay and the performances. The positive word-of-mouth helped it stay steady over the weekdays, which worked in its favour.
Ponman beats Dominic and The Ladies Purse
Interestingly, Ponman outperformed Dominic and The Ladies Purse. Mammootty's film had earned merely Rs 17 lakh on its ninth day.
Here is the breakdown for the first nine days for The Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed film.
ay 1: Rs 1.75 crore
Day 2: Rs 1.2 crore
Day 3: Rs 1.65 crore
Day 4: Rs 1.8 crore
Day 5: Rs 47 lakh
Day 6: Rs 43 lakh
Day 7: Rs 37 lakh
Day 8: Rs 25 lakh
Day 9: Rs 17 lakh
It was released on January 23 and received mixed reviews which prevented it from reaching its potential despite taking a promising start.
About Ponman
Ponman is a black comedy that explores the intense feud between two men over gold. The cast is headlined by Basil Joseph, Sajin Gopu, Anand Manmadhan, and Jai Bhim star Lijomol. The film is directed by Jothish Shankar. Ponman hit the screens on January 30.
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