L2: Empuraan box office report - Mohanlal’s film inches closer to beating Manjummel Boys' record

Mohanlal’s L2: Empuraan has been marching towards success since its release on March 27, setting record after record. Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, the film has collected over Rs 100 crore (gross) at the Indian box office, becoming only the fourth Malayalam movie to achieve this feat.

The movie is also inching closer to Manjummel Boys’ global box office total to be the biggest Malayalam grosser of all time, as per industry tracker Sacnlik. Manjummel Boys had grossed Rs 241 crore worldwide. Empuraan has earned Rs 236 crore till date and is likely to overtake Manjummel Boys soon.

L2: Empuraan box office report

The movie has managed to earn Rs 91.51 crore (net) in India in nine days. The movie collected Rs 2.9 crore on April 4, Friday. This was a fall of 25.64 percent in earnings compared to Thursday.


However, with the weekend here, Empuraan could regain some momentum at the box office. Apart from Malayalam, the film, sequel to the 2019 hit Lucifer, was also released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.

L2: Empuraan records

The actioner recorded the biggest opening in India for a Malayalam movie to date, collecting Rs 21 crore on its first day. Even before its release, Empuraan achieved a milestone in terms of advance ticket sales. According to a tweet by Prithviraj Sukumaran, the action drama registered the sale of over 96,000 tickets on BookMyShow just one hour after advance bookings opened. The film beat blockbusters like Pathaan, Leo, Jawan and Kalki 2898 AD to achieve this record.

Apart from that, L2: Empuraan beat Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava to record the biggest global opening for an Indian film. As per a Times of India report, the Mohanlal starrer earned $19.4 million (Rs 165 crore) over its first weekend. On the other hand, Chhaava had previously collected $19.1 million (Rs 163 crore) on its opening weekend.

L2: Empuraan: Fan theories about L3: The Beginning

Empuraan stars Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas and aside from Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran. After the film’s release, several fan theories are doing the rounds about Lucifer 3 or L3: The Beginning, the final part of the franchise.

Reports state that Mohanlal’s son could play a younger version of his character Khureshi Ab'raam. Some fans have now claimed that Tovino Thomas, one of the antagonists in L2: Empuraan, could return for the third part as well. Notably, his character Jathin, was killed in a helicopter crash in the film. But many fans are speculating that the character might have survived the blast somehow and will appear in the third part.