Despite a last-minute legal hurdle, The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond opened on February 27, 2026, and grossed an estimated Rs 3.5 crore on its opening day. Early box office data points to a weak start in Kerala, with expectations of improvement as the week progresses. The Kerala High Court initially stayed the release before the stay was lifted. Read on to know more in detail.
After the Kerala High Court lifted the temporary stay on the release of The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond on Friday evening, the film has hit theaters on its scheduled date, February 27, 2026.
Although the film did not get a full day of release, it did good numbers at the box office. Let’s take a look at how much the controversial film, backed by Vipul Amrutal Shah, grossed on its first day in theatres.
‘Kerala Story 2 goes further “Box office first day
Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh, the film is a sequel to The Kerala Story which released in 2023. According to early estimates from a Sacnilk report, the film has collected Rs 3.5 crore on the first day.
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According to the report, The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond saw an overall Hindi occupancy of 11.99% on Friday, February 27, 2026.Meanwhile, according to a PTI report, ticket sales for the film are slow and are expected to pick up pace in the coming days in Kerala. Reportedly, at the PVR Theater in Lulu Mall in Thiruvananthapuram, only 68 tickets were sold till 10 am for the four shows scheduled for the day, according to BookMyShow figures.Meanwhile, in Kochi, Suresh, owner of the popular Shenoy Theatre, said there were about 50 percent bookings for the four shows scheduled during the day.
“Bookings are more for evening and night shows,” he told PTI.He said that the number of shows that will be shown in the coming days will be determined based on ticket sales for the first day. At the same time, Suresh also said that it was a slow start when the first film – ‘Kerala Story’ – was released in 2023. “Bookings have gone up slowly, and there has been a good collection,” he said.At the Crown Theater in Kozhikode, a similar trend was last seen in 2023, said its owner Vinod Iyer.
Bookings this time are “very bad” for the four shows scheduled at his theater for the day, Iyer told PTI.He said the reasons for this could be that reservations opened late on Friday, and people may be waiting for reviews before making a decision.
More about the movie
Backed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the film stars Ulka Gupta,
Aditi Bhatia
and
Aishwarya Ojha
In leadership roles. The film stars Sumit Gehlawat, Arjan Singh and Yuktam Khulsa.Manan Shah has composed the film’s music.
More on ‘The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond’ controversy.
Prior to its release, the Central Board of Film Certification granted the film a U/A 16+ certificate on 16 February 2026. However, petitions were filed in the Kerala High Court seeking a stay on the film’s theatrical release. After hearing the case, a single bench judge stayed the release for the next 15 days and ordered the CBFC to review the points raised by the petitioners. The producers appealed the court order, and a special hearing was arranged by a three-judge division bench, which lifted the stay.The film’s teaser received mixed reactions from audiences and critics.
