‘Narivetta’ closes first week with Rs 9.79 crores

Tovino Thomas’ latest thriller ‘Narivetta’ is showing steady box office momentum as it wraps up its first week in theatres.According to early estimates from the Sacnilk website, the film has collected a total of Rs 9.79 crores India net across all languages in its opening seven days, setting up expectations for its second weekend performance.

Strong weekend push, predictable weekday dip

‘Narivetta’ opened well last Friday, earning Rs 1.65 crore, and saw a healthy boost over the weekend, pulling in Rs 1.85 crore on Saturday and Rs 2.25 crore on Sunday. The gripping thriller, praised for Tovino Thomas’ intense performance, clearly benefited from strong word-of-mouth during its initial days.However, as expected, the weekday collections saw a dip, with Monday bringing in Rs 1.2 crore and Tuesday holding slightly at Rs 1.15 crore.

Wednesday continued the downward trend with Rs 95 lakhs, and Thursday capped the week at Rs 74 lakhs. Despite the decline, the film has managed to hold a respectable overall total, suggesting that its urban audiences are staying engaged.

Occupancy trends show night shows leading

On its seventh day, ‘Narivetta’ recorded an overall Malayalam occupancy of 18.73%. Breaking this down, morning shows pulled in a modest 9.60%, while afternoon and evening shows improved slightly at 19.91% and 19.54%, respectively.

Night shows were the standout, clocking in the highest occupancy at 25.87%, reflecting that the thriller genre may be drawing more late-evening audiences.Looking at key regions, Kochi led the pack with a strong 26% overall occupancy on Thursday, with night shows spiking impressively at 46%. Trivandrum followed with a steady 15%, and Bengaluru trailed at 10.25%.

Eyes on second weekend momentum

With Rs 9.79 crores in the bag after one week, ‘Narivetta’ now faces the crucial test of its second weekend. The coming days will reveal whether it can sustain interest and continue minting respectable numbers or if competition from new releases including Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’ will slow it down.