Bha Bha Ba, starring Dileep, Vineeth Sreenivasan, and Dhyan Sreenivasan, is off to a flying start on the Indian box office. Within the pre-release stage, the film generated good hype on the bottom level, which was also reflected in pre-sales. Aside from strong pre-sales, the film also benefited from a superb turnout of the audience through over-the-counter ticket sales, leading it to register the second-biggest opening for a Malayalam film in 2025. Keep reading for an in depth day 1 collection report!
The Malayalam motion comedy film released on Thursday (December 18). Up to now, it has received mixed responses from critics. Even among the many audience, initial word of mouth has been decent to mixed to this point. Nonetheless, such reactions didn’t significantly impact the opening-day collection, because the pre-release buzz was high. Even the presence of Mohanlal in an prolonged cameo attracted fans to theaters.
Bha Bha Ba enjoyed an outstanding occupancy on day 1
Bha Bha Ba opened to superb occupancy of 63% within the morning shows on Thursday. Within the afternoon shows, the occupancy saw a slight drop of as much as 58%. Within the evening shows, the movie picked up again, recording an occupancy of 67%. Within the night shows, it went full throttle and recorded a wonderful occupancy of 79%.
Records Mollywood’s 2nd biggest opening of 2025
Backed by an outstanding occupancy throughout the day, Bha Bha Ba earned a solid 6.7 crore net on the Indian box office on day 1. It equals 7.9 crore gross. With such a start, the film has registered the second biggest opening of Mollywood in 2025. It surpassed biggies like Thudarum (5.3 crores), Kalamkaval (5 crores), and Bazooka (3.2 crores). L2: Empuraan stays at the highest with 21 crores.
Take a have a look at the highest Malayalam openers of 2025 in India (net collection):
- L2: Empuraan – 21 crores
- Bha Bha Ba – 6.7 crores
- Thudarum – 5.3 crores
- Kalamkaval – 5 crores
- Dies Irae – 4.7 crores
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