'L2: Empuraan' smashes records with ₹22 crore opening day collection
What's the story
The much-hyped film L2: Empuraan, starring Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran, has broken box office records on its first day.
It earned a whopping ₹22 crore in India alone, marking the biggest opening for a Malayalam film ever.
This is more than double the previous record of any Malayalam film.
It had 60% occupancy in Malayalam screenings, with places like Kochi and Kozhikode seeing over 90% footfalls.
The film is directed by Sukumaran.
Earnings
Language-wise collection breakdown of 'L2: Empuraan'
Notably, the film's earnings were mainly from the Malayalam version, which grossed ₹19.45 crore. The Telugu version also did well, adding ₹1.2 crore to the total collection.
However, the dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada underperformed, collectively adding only a meager ₹1.35 crore to the total collection.
Nonetheless, L2: Empuraan is poised to further break several records for the Malayalam film industry.
Global success
'L2: Empuraan' achieves worldwide gross collection of ₹65+ crore
Film trade analyst AB George reported that L2: Empuraan raked in ₹65+ crore in worldwide gross collection on its first day.
This is more than the 4-day weekend worldwide gross of Sukumaran's last film, The Goat Life's ₹64.14 crore.
George shared the feat on X (formerly Twitter), "#Empuraan Day 1 worldwide gross collection — ₹65+ Crores. For comparison: More than #Aadujeevitham's 4-day weekend worldwide gross (₹64.14 Cr) #Lucifer's 4-day weekend gross was just ₹55.40 Cr."
Twitter Post
Read George's post
#Empuraan Day 1 worldwide gross collection — 65+ Crores 🥵🙏🔥
— AB George (@AbGeorge_) March 27, 2025
For comparison — more than #Aadujeevitham4 days weekend worldwide gross collection (64.14 Crores) 🙏#Lucifer 4 days weekend was just 55.40 Crores.
MARKET LEADERS THOOKU 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gLVOKeknUk
Film details
'L2: Empuraan' is the 2nd installment in the 'Lucifer' trilogy
L2: Empuraan serves as the second installment in the planned Lucifer trilogy after the massive success of Lucifer (2019).
The movie explores a gripping socio-political drama with Mohanlal's character at the center.
In addition to Mohanlal and Sukumaran, the film also features Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, and Manju Warrier, among others.
The film has been released in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu for a pan-Indian reach.