Rifle Club Day 3 box office collection: Marco effect, weekend give boost to Aashiq Abu film

The weekend along with the competition of an A-rated film in Unni Mukundan’s Marco have sparked a growth in box office numbers for Aashiq Abu’s latest action-thriller Rifle Club. The movie, which hit theatres on December 19, opened to largely positive reviews but had only decent box office numbers in the first three days.

While the Day 2 box office domestic gross saw a slight dip from Rs 1.15 crore to Rs 1.14 crore, as per industry tracker Sacnilk, the multi-starrer, which also has Anurag Kashyap, Hanumankind and Dileesh Pothan, raked in Rs 1.23 crore on Day 3, bringing its total to Rs 3.52 crore.

Also read: Rifle Club movie review: Aashiq Abu’s all-star cast fires in this fun, crisp and riveting thriller 

Rifle Club box office numbers to get a boost in Christmas week

The film’s box office numbers could witness a spike in this Christmas week, with Suraj Venjaramoodu’s Extra Decent and Unni Mukundan’s Marco being its prime competitors till the December 25 release of Mohanlal’s Barroz.

Also read: Marco Day 2 box office collection: Unni Mukundan film set for record weekend, worldwide gross crosses Rs 25 Cr 

While Extra Decent, which is a dark comedy helmed by Aamir Pallikkal, hasn’t quite caught on, Marco leads the charge in the Kerala box office with a domestic gross of over Rs 8 crore in its first two days. This, however, wouldn’t have an adverse effect on Rifle Club and could actually lead to more people watching the Aashiq Abu movie, especially with the Unni Mukundan-starrer being rated A and having violent sequences as opposed to a more toned-down action film in Rifle Club.

With Barroz also releasing in theatres with 3D facilities, the movie wouldn’t see a decrease in theatre screens.

Reasons to watch Rifle Club in theatres

The movie, which is scripted by Syam Pushkaran, Dileesh Karunakaran and Suhas, revolves around a battle of bullets between an arm dealer’s gang and members of a rifle club in Wayanad. It plays out like a home invasion thriller with the vibe of Western films, and boasts of a talented cast that includes Vani Vishwanath, Darshana Rajendran, Suresh Krishna and Vishnu Agastya.

Rifle Club, which also has Aashiq as its cinematographer, has a runtime of less than two hours and has both humour and action, to keep the audience entertained throughout its duration.