Nivin Pauly is back to rule the box office with his family entertainer, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit. The film has delivered a flying start on its opening day, and with its opening, it has already entered the top 5 highest-grossing films of the actor globally! In fact, the film has also entered the top 10 biggest Malayalam openers of 2026 in India!
The family entertainer, co-starring Mamitha Baiju, performed almost 500% better than the opening day of the actor’s other two releases of the year! Pratichaya and Baby Girl opened in the range of 70 lakh and 75 lakh at the box office! His latest release earned almost 6 to 7 times higher than the actor’s last two openings at the box office!
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit Box Office Day 1 Estimates
On the opening day, Friday, August 21, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit earned in the range of 4.7 – 5.2 crore at the box office! The film witnessed good footfalls on the opening day, and as a result, it registered a strong 58% occupancy across approximately 1,507 shows in India!
Nivin Pauly’s 5th Biggest Film Post-COVID
With only the day 1 earnings, the film has grabbed the spot for the fifth-highest-grossing film of Nivin Pauly‘s post-COVID career at the worldwide box office! In the upcoming weekend, it is all set to surpass Mahaveeryar and Pratichaya as well!
Check out the box office collection of all the Nivin Pauly films post-COVID (Gross Collection Worldwide).
- Sarvam Maya: 151.27 crore
- Malayalee From India: 18.74 crore
- Pratichaya: 8.71 crore
- Mahaveeryar: 7 crore
- Bethlehem Kudumba Unit: 5.55 crore* (1 day)
- Thuramukham: 4.86 crore
- Baby Girl: 4.83 crore
- Ramachandra Boss & Co: 4.55 crore
- Padavettu: 4.1 crore
- Saturday Night: 1.55 crore
* denotes estimated numbers
Check out the box office collection and latest verdicts of Malayalam Films of 2026 here.
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