Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra grossed Rs. 3.50 crore approx on its fourth Friday yesterday. With that, it emerged as the most important Malayalam movie of all time, surpassing L2: Empuraan. The Kalyani Priyadarshan starrer superhero movie has grossed Rs. 263.50 crore approx worldwide, with the revenues break up at Rs. 151.25 crore home and Rs. 112.25 crore (USD 12.75 million) abroad.
The Malayalam movie trade has been having fun with an outstanding run on the field workplace within the final couple of years. That is the fourth time since 2018: Everyone seems to be a Hero (2023), that the all-time worldwide report for the trade has been renewed. Manjummel Boys grew to become the primary to prime the Rs. 200 crore mark in 2024, and this 12 months, L2: Empuraan went previous Rs. 250 crore mark.
Lokah continues to be going robust. With its present momentum, it has a reasonably good shot at setting a brand new benchmark for the trade by turning into the primary Rs. 300 crore grosser. By the tip of this weekend, it is going to be near the Rs. 275 crore mark, nearly Rs. 25 crore away from the triple century milestone, which, following a weekend of Rs. 14 crore or so, shouldn’t be a troublesome ask.
Chandra is the primary in a deliberate cinematic universe, giving the universe one of the best launch attainable.
The Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies Worldwide are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Yr | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra | 2025 | Rs. 263.50 cr. |
| 2 | L2: Empuraan | 2025 | Rs. 262.00 cr. |
| 3 | Manjummel Boys | 2024 | Rs. 240.50 cr. |
| 4 | Thudarum | 2025 | Rs. 232.00 cr. |
| 5 | 2018 | 2023 | Rs. 174.25 cr. |
| 6 | Aadujeevitham | 2024 | Rs. 157.50 cr. |
| 7 | Aavesham | 2024 | Rs. 155.00 cr. |
| 8 | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Rs. 137.00 cr. |
| 9 | Premalu | 2024 | Rs. 136.00 cr. |
| 10 | Lucifer | 2019 | Rs. 125.25 cr. |
| 11 | Marco | 2024 | Rs. 102.50 cr. |
The eleven movies within the record above are those which have grossed over Rs. 100 crore worldwide. A lacking identify there may be Ajayante Randam Moshanam, which grossed Rs. 107 crore, together with 3D costs. Excluding these costs, as is the reporting norm in India, it collected Rs. 97.50 crore, simply wanting the century mark.
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