Lucky Baskhar directed by Venky Atluri and starring Dulquer Salmaan and Meenakshi Chaudhary among others had a very good opening day of Rs 7.50 crore at the India box office. Coupled with Rs 1 crore from the paid premieres, it grossed Rs 8.50 crore in India. The global opening after the first day stood at around Rs 11 crore. Lucky Baskhar didn’t just hold very well on its second day, but it managed to have a bigger worldwide day than the opening day.

Lucky Baskhar Grows In Collections On Day 2 After A Good First Day

With this sort of a trend, a successful verdict for the film is a mere formality and what it will target to become is a hit or a super-hit. With a day 2 worldwide collection of around Rs 12 crore, the two day cume of the movie stands at around Rs 23 crore. The extended weekend collections can breach Rs 50 crore if all goes well. Conservatively, it should get to Rs 45 crore.

Lucky Baskhar Is Looking At A Comfortable Breakeven

The rights of Lucky Baskhar are valued at around Rs 30 crore, meaning that it would need to do a business of over Rs 65 crore to justify its pre-release business. From the looks of it, Lucky Baskhar will comfortably breakeven and ensure profits for everyone in the value chain.

Lucky Baskhar Is Dulquer Salmaan’s Comeback Film

Lucky Baskhar is a comeback film for Dulquer Salmaan after King Of Kotha, which ended up being a big box office dud. DQ has built a very good market for his films outside Kerala and that makes him the biggest star of the state. He recently confirmed that he will be doing two direct Malayalam films. While we don’t know the implications of a star as big as him to be part of two local films, it goes without saying that it will be something that will take the industry to newer heights.

Mollywood Has Been Performing Exceptionally In 2024

Malayalam industry has done exceptionally in 2024. Their content has got recognition outside their home market. We can only home that the deserving films get the kind of audience they demand too. 

Mariah Carey, also known as the Queen of the festive holidays, has officially kickstarted her countdown to Christmas! On November 1, the Glitter singer took to social media to share her annual “It’s Time” video on Instagram, after celebrating Halloween a day earlier as Morticia Addams from the spooky and fictional Addams Family.

She donned a glittery black dress, a Kay Jewelers diamond necklace, wore dark makeup, and sported the character’s iconic long, straight black hair wig. In the video, she danced with a man dressed as Gomez Addams, Morticia’s husband. She magically opened a cupboard door, revealing a Santa costume inside.

The video then transitioned from spooky to festive as Carey appeared in a classy Santa costume, singing “It’s time” while sitting on a sleigh. Gomez transformed into a snowman, and Carey’s record-breaking holiday hit All I Want for Christmas Is You from her 1994 best-selling album Merry Christmas started playing, marking the beginning of the Christmas countdown.