Year End Report – Malayalam Movies 2014

Bangalore Days
Budget : 8.5 Crore
Gross : 26.05 Crore
Satellite : 5.90 Crore [Asianet]

B & C Class : Not only in A centres but also it performed very well in B and C centres too.
Rest Of India : In Rest Of India market it had a fantastic run becoming the all-time biggest grosser among Malayalam films beating Drishyam.
Overseas : In the major market GCC(Gulf Cooperation Council) it again had one of the biggest run though released a bit late. In U.K it became the record breaker beating then best Drishyam as per trades and in USA it registered a blockbuster figure. ‘Bangalore Days’ also performed very well in other territories like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Malaysia, Ireland etc. Truly a historic run worldwide. The overall gross outside Kerala is said to be around 15 Cr+ taking its Worldwide gross above 40 Cr+ finishing behind Drishyam.

Vellimoonga
Budget : 2.60 Crore
Gross : 17.75 Crore
Satellite : 3.15 Crore [Asianet]

B & C Class : Vellimoonga had a content which had a potential in B and C centres and it did rock here too.
Rest Of India : It again performed surprisingly in areas like Bangalore, Chennai etc, bagging a super run on par with big films.
Overseas : Vellimoonga had a blockbuster run in GCC too with a superhit performance in other overseas markets.

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
Budget : 3.25 Crore
Gross : 10.15 Crore
Satellite : 2.60 Crore [Asianet]

B & C Class : In B and C centres Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (OSO) had a Superhit run even though it was a heroine oriented flick.
Rest Of India : The distributor’s, E4 Entertainments made sure that it god good amount of screens outside Kerala and it took a superb opening by grossing around 50 lakhs in its opening weekend itself. In the final run it has approximately done a gross of 2 Cr+ .
Overseas : It didn’t get much run in U.S and U.K, but had a good run in GCC region.

Ring Master
Budget : 9.5 Crore
Gross : 14.25 Crore
Satellite : 5.40 Crore [Asianet]

B & C Class : Super Hit Run
Rest Of India & Overseas : Average Run
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How Old Are You
Budget : 6 Crore
Gross : 12.65 Crore
Satellite : 5.20 Crore [Surya]

B & C Class : In B and C centres it had a Super Hit Run.
Rest Of India : Another region where the film took superb gross and the simultaneous release and superb reports helped it here. Around 2.5 Cr+ is expected gross.
Overseas : Had a blockbuster run in GCC and the same happened in U.S and U.K where it finished behind Drishyam and Bangalore Days.

Vikramadithyan
Budget : 6 Crore
Gross : 11.85 Crore
Satellite : 4.20 Crore [Mazhavil Manorama]

B & C Class : In B and C , it had almost a blockbuster run because of its action and strong sentiments.
Rest Of India and Overseas : Hit Run

SapthamaShree Thaskaraha:
Budget : 5.5 Crore
Gross : 11.80 Crore
Satellite : 3.80 Crore [Surya]

B & C Class : Hit Run
Rest Of India and Overseas : Superhit Run
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7th Day
Budget : 4.6 Crore
Gross : 9.75 Crore
Satellite : 2.52 Crore [Asianet]

B & C Class : Hit Run
Rest Of India & Overseas : Average Run

1983
Budget : 3.25 Crore
Gross : 7.20 Crore
Satellite : 2.65 Crore [Surya]

B & C Class : Hit Run
Rest Of India : Hit Run
Overseas : Hit run in GCC and average in rest

Rajadhiraja
Budget : 9 Crore
Gross : 9.40 Crore
Satellite : 5.40 Crore [Surya]

B & C Class : Hit Run
Rest Of India & Overseas : Average Run
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Ithihasa
Budget : 2.10 Crore
Gross : 4.20 Crore
Satellite : 2.10 Crore [Surya]

B & C Centres : Average Run
Rest Of India : Decent Run
Overseas : Even though a small film it got a GCC release as a result of its good reports in Kerala and performed okay there.

Varsham
Budget : 3.50 Crore
Gross : 5.80 Crore
Satellite : 4.80 Crore [Asianet]

B & C : Average Run (Still running*)
Rest Of India : It had a good run in these areas with Bangalore doing the best for it by running around 50 days, a rarity for Malayalam films.
Overseas : In GCC markets the simultaneous release of the movie helped it get good amount of buzz with few regions even marking long run.

Peruchazhi
Budget : 12 Crore
Gross : 9.60 Crore
Satellite : 5.75 Crore [Amrita]

After having all the potential to become a blockbuster, Peruchazhi couldn’t make it through the box office after an extent. Though its final gross looks big, the sky-high budget didn’t permit it to remain favourable. But the smart makers cashed in the pre-release craze of the movie by selling rights for huge amounts and associating with few brands. Summing up all these, they were possible to get back their investments. Break-even.

Mr. Fraud
Budget : 8 Crore
Gross : 6.70 Crore
Satellite : 5.50 Crore [Amrita]

The film too around a share of 3.15 and needed more for hit status which should have recovered the high budget of 8 Cr. Still the record business of Drishyam helped it in getting crazy amounts as rights, leading the producers to break-even.

Manglish
Budget : 6 Crore
Gross : 5.20 Crore
Satellite : 5 Crore [Surya]

The film gave decent profits to its producers but that’s not enough to be said as a hit as the trade norm says at least 50% of the budget is to be recovered through theatrical share. As far as Manglish is concerned it needed at least 2.5 Cr to be classified as a hit whereas its share just stood around 2.20 Cr. Thus a break-even on a whole.

God’s Own Country
Budget : 4 Crore
Gross : 3.5 Crore
Satellite : 2.5 Crore [Asianet]

With its budget being around 4 Cr, and rights being sold at 2.5 Cr, the film needed around 1.5 Cr to get back its investment which it did on its final run. Hence, a break-even.

Angry Babies In Love
Budget : 3 Crore
Gross : 3.25 Crore
Satellite : 2 Crore [Amrita]

This one had a decent run in theater’s as it got some backings from family audience and thus somehow managed to get back the investments after the lifetime run. Neither a flop, nor a Hit. A break-even.

Munnariyippu
Budget : 3.20 Crore
Gross : 2.74 Crore
Satellite : 3.40 Crore [Surya]

Though the film had good anticipation among serious movie goers, least was expected from box office for this one as it was seen as an offbeat flick. But surprisingly it opened on a good note compared to its genre and held for a week or so. But in the long run it was killed by releasing in a bad period, just days prior to Onam biggies. But at the end of the day, it gave decent profits to its makers by grossing around 2.74 Crore plus the rights. The film was completed on a shoestring budget and less schedules.

When we talk about the major hits, the kist won’t be complete without the major Dud’s of the year. Thus, here is the list of biggest disappointment’s of the year in Box Office.