Marco box office collection Day 9: Unni Mukundan film eyes Rs 50 crore club

With the Hindi markets gradually opening to accommodate this violent action thriller, it is expected that Marco will grow from strength to strength in its second week. With the Saturday numbers at Rs 2.7 crore, which is a decent increase from the Friday numbers of Rs 2.3 crore. The best part of Marco’s dream run has been its consistency in the first week. In comparison, over the same time period, the big-ticket Mohanlal film, Barroz, made Rs 1.1 crore (Friday) and Rs 1.25 crore (Saturday).

Marco made Rs 14.1 crore in the first three days, and despite some tough competition from both Malayalam, and other language films, the movie stood its ground to make Rs 13.5 crore over the next four days, cashing in on the Christmas holidays. While the numbers have faced a slight dip over the weekend, the lack of competition this week in the Malayalam circuit, and with reports suggesting increase of screens in the Hindi market, it could be a fresh lease of life for this actioner.

Another heartening aspect of Marco’s run is how the Saturday occupancy was at a healthy 38.59 %. The numbers of Marco take even more prominence when compared to the numbers of the big-ticket Hindi film, Baby John, which had a much wider release, and yet, managed to earn just Rs 4.25 crore on Saturday. So, it lends credence to reports that Marco might have an extended run in the Hindi market.

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Apart from Unni Mukundan, Marco also features Kabir Duhan Singh, Anson Paul, and Arjun Nandakumar in pivotal roles. With cinematography by  Chandru Selvaraj, and editing by Shameer Muhammed, the movie has music by Ravi Basrur.