Lucky Baskhar box office collection day 1: Dulquer Salmaan bounces back after King of Kotha debacle; period crime thriller stands firm against major releases

Lucky Baskhar box office collection day 1: Despite releasing alongside big films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Singham Again and Amaran, the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer has already carved out its own space, earning over Rs 7 crore.

By: Entertainment Desk

Kochi | November 1, 2024 09:33 AM IST

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Lucky Baskhar box office collection day 1: Despite releasing alongside big films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Singham Again and Amaran, the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer has already carved out its own space, earning over Rs 7 crore.

Lucky Baskhar box office collection day 1: On its release day, the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer earned close to what his King of Kotha, the most ambitious film of his career, made. (Image: DQ/Facebook)

Lucky Baskhar box office collection day 1: After the setback of King of Kotha and a 14-month hiatus, actor Dulquer Salmaan has made a grand comeback with director Venky Atluri’s period crime thriller Lucky Baskhar, which opened to rave reviews on Thursday. Despite releasing alongside monumental films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Singham Again and Amaran, Lucky Baskhar has already carved out its own space, leveraging the Diwali holiday audience.

On its release day, the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer recorded an India nett collection of Rs 6.6 crore, according to early estimates from industry tracker Sacnilk. With an additional Rs 90 lakh earned on Wednesday from preview shows, Lucky Baskhar’s domestic collection has reached Rs 7.5 crore. It may be recalled that King of Kotha, the most ambitious film of his career, had registered an India nett collection of Rs 8.05 crore on its first day when it hit screens in August last year. Of Lucky Baskhar’s total day-one earnings, Rs 4.4 crore came from the Telugu version, while the Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada versions brought in Rs 1.8 crore, Rs 40 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, respectively.

Watch Dulquer Salmaan’s Lucky Baskhar trailer here:

On Thursday, Lucky Baskhar achieved an overall occupancy rate of 38.43 per cent in the Telugu market. Morning shows started with 29.52 per cent occupancy, which increased to 48.24 per cent in the afternoon. Though occupancy dipped to 32.83 per cent during the evening showings, it rose again at night, reaching 43.13 per cent. The film recorded an occupancy rate of 54.95 per cent in the Tamil market, 45.87 per cent in the Malayalam market and 20.17 per cent in Kannada. According to the local industry tracker What The Fuss, the movie collected a net of Rs 1.54 crore in Kerala, with 94,375 admissions for 764 shows and an occupancy rate of 44.75 per cent.

In his review of the movie, SCREEN’s Avinash Ramachandran wrote, “Venky Atluri spins a fascinating tale involving banking, and scams, and Dulquer Salmaan ensures everything sails smoothly despite hitting a few road bumps.”

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