THE KING AND THE COMMISSIONER - Below Average - Boxoffice Collection Update - The Final Verdict

Movie	The King and The Commissioner
Language	Malayalam
Director	Shaji Kailas
Production	Anto Joseph
Distribution	Emperor Cinema
Cast	Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Saikumar
Release Date	23 March 2012
Release Centers (A)	114
Theatrical Run	35 Days
No of shows in Kerala	6750
WORLDWIDE GROSS COLLECTION			11.50	Crores
REVENUE
Share from Kerala ( Gross 8.20 Crores )			3.73	Crores
Satellite Rights  (Mazhavil Manorama)			3.40	Crores
Other States Rights			0.80	Crores
Overseas Rights (Approx.)			0.60	Crores
Audio DVD Rights			0.35	Crores
Remake Rights			-	Crores
Others			-	Crores
TOTAL REVENUE			8.88	Crores
COSTS
Production Costs			7.50	Crores
Printing and Publicity			0.60	Crores
TOTAL COSTS			8.10	Crores
PROFIT			0.78	Crores
Return On Investments			9.59	%
VERDICT			BELOW AVERAGE
The King and The Commissioner carried extra ordinary pre release hype, as it brought together
two of the most famous and fire brand film personas ever in the Malayalam film history in the
form of Thevalliparambil Joseph Alex IAS and Bharat Chandran IPS. It needs to be said that the
scorching screen presence of Mammootty and Suresh Gopi did bring in people to the cinemas
during the first week. But as the word of mouth started spreading, the collections began to fall
and KnC finally ended up as a below average affair considering its cost of production. KnC did
however make profits for its distributors in Kerala, but simultaneously ended up a loss making
venture for distributors outside Kerala, as the rights price was far too over the top. Anto Joseph
and Emperor Cinema recovered the cost, and hence KnC cannot be labelled a Flop. The film
fetched a huge price as Satellite rights from Mazhavil Manorama. Boxoffice Verdicts believes
KnC needed another 2-3 crores gross to be declared a clean hit.