Box Office: 'Empuraan' First Day Beats 'Aadujeevitham' Opening Weekend To Score The Biggest Malayalam Opening

Kochi, March 28 - Superstar Mohanlal's action thriller L2: Empuraan has shattered records to score the biggest opening ever for a Malayalam movie by a margin of more than three times. The previous biggest opener was Mohanlal's Marakkar with 20 crore gross worldwide.

Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Empuraan received mixed reviews, but despite that, it was in its full glory on the opening day. In India, the film grossed around 24.50 crores, including around 14 crores gross in the home state, Kerala. It has beaten Thalapathy Vijay's Leo (12+ crore gross) to score the biggest opening day in the state.



While the domestic opening was gigantic, L2 also stunned the trade by grossing a mammoth $5 million (43+ crores gross), which is the biggest Malayalam opening and bigger than any Bollywood film at the overseas box office. In the United Kingdom, the movie posted the biggest opening day ever for an Indian film with £628K (7 crore).

With the worldwide opening of 67.50 crores gross globally, Empuraan has now also the biggest opening weekend for a Malayalam title globally. It has beaten the first weekend total of Prithviraj Sukumaran's last year blockbuster Aadujeevitham - The Goat Life (64.75 crores gross).

The film has excellent advances for the weekend, and with Eid holiday falling on Monday, Empuraan is poised to score a huge first weekend collection at the global box office.

Stay tuned...