{"id":404684,"date":"2026-04-30T08:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/404684\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:40:09","slug":"patriot-box-office-prediction-mohanlal-mammootty-film-set-to-open-at-%e2%82%b925-crore-malayalam-cinemas-2nd-biggest-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/404684\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriot box office prediction: Mohanlal, Mammootty film set to open at \u20b925 crore; Malayalam cinema’s 2nd biggest start"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reunion of Malayalam superstars Mohanlal <\/a>and Mammootty <\/a>after 13 years seems to be generating quite a buzz at the ticket window in Kerala. Patriot, the two veteran actors\u2019 first film together since 2013, releases in theatres on May 1, and is expected to take a blockbuster start at the box office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PatriotPatriot box office prediction: Mammootty and Mohanlal reuinite in this action thriller.Patriot advance booking update<\/p>\n

With under a day to go before the release of Patriot, advance bookings for the film are on in full swing. By the end of Wednesday (April 29), the spy thriller had generated pre-sales of nearly \u20b93 crore in India, of which 90% came from Kerala alone. The film is generating massive buzz overseas, with reports stating that its opening weekend advance gross has crossed $600k internationally, of which $450k comes from just the Gulf region. This gives Patriot an advance booking gross of around \u20b910 crore.<\/p>\n

Patriot box office prediction<\/p>\n

Given the reunion of Mohanlal and Mammotty, and the presence of Fahadh Faasil in the film, Patriot is expected to open with a massive number in Kerala. Trade insiders estimate the film could earn \u20b98 crore net in Kerala on opening day, with \u20b91+ crore in other parts of the country. This can give the film a start of \u20b99 crore net ( \u20b911 crore gross) domestically.<\/p>\n

Overseas, buoyed by the huge craze for the two actors in the Gulf, Patriot is heading for a record-breaking opening. If advance bookings maintain their pace throughout Thursday, Patriot is looking at a $1.6 million start in international markets. This will give the film a \u20b925-crore opening day, one of the best ever in Malayalam cinema history.<\/p>\n

Patriot\u2019s record-breaking start<\/p>\n

All Patriot needs to do is cross \u20b917 crore worldwide for its opening day to register Mammootty\u2019s career-best start. The record currently resides with the 2024 release Turbo, which opened at \u20b916.20 crore. Once it crosses \u20b920 crore, it will surpass all but one Malayalam film. The all-time record belongs to Mohanlal L2: Empuraan, which opened at a jaw-dropping \u20b968 crore last year. That mark is beyond Patriot\u2019s reach, but it is expected to surpass the opening day grosses of Marakkar ( \u20b920 crore), Kurup ( \u20b919 crore), and Odiyan ( \u20b918 crore).<\/p>\n

All about Patriot<\/p>\n

Written, co-edited, and directed by Mahesh Narayanan, Patriot stars Mohanlal and Mammootty alongside a stellar ensemble including Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban, Nayanthara, Darshana Rajendran, and Revathi. The film releases worldwide on May 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The reunion of Malayalam superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty after 13 years seems to be generating quite a buzz…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,208466,9914,8078,409,111,139,69,208465,208464],"class_list":["post-404684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-fahadh-faasi","tag-mammootty","tag-mohanlal","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-patriot-box-office","tag-patriot-box-office-prediction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}