Lokah Chapter One- Chandra, starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen within the lead, has was a brand new sensation this Onam. The Malayalam superhero film, helmed by Dominic Arun, is performing insanely nicely on the field workplace. With superlative field workplace traits over the weekend, Lokah has made it into the highest 5 largest first weekends of all time for a Malayalam film on the worldwide field workplace.
Launched on Thursday (August 27), Lokah Chapter One- Chandra wreaked havoc on the field workplace in its prolonged opening weekend. The film crossed the half-century mark in its first weekend itself, turning into the primary woman-centric Malayalam film to take action.
Lokah Chapter One- Chandra storms Rs 65 crore in opening weekend, solely behind L2: Empuraan and Thudarum
Debuted with Rs 6.65 crore on the opening day, Lokah Chapter One- Chandra witnessed an enormous leap of 80 per cent on the second day and fetched Rs 12 crore. The film went bonkers on the third day, storming previous Rs 22 crore and registering an insane 83 per cent spike. Moreover, the film turned Sunday right into a mass feast, because it recorded its largest enterprise day, with Rs 24.35 crore.
The whole cume of Lokah Chapter One- Chandra reached the Rs 65 crore mark within the 4-day lengthy opening weekend. With such a blockbuster run, the superhero film emerged because the third largest Mollywood grosser worldwide, leaving Lucifer and Aadujeevitham behind.
Bankrolled by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Movies, Lokah remained solely behind Mohanlal’s megablockbusters- L2: Empuraan and Thudarum. For the file, L2: Empuraan established an unprecedented file by storming over Rs 175 crore gross in its opening weekend.
Prime 5 largest opening weekends of all time for a Malayalam film:
| Rank | Film | Yr | Field Workplace | Days in 1st weekend |
| 1 | L2 Empuraan | 2025 | Rs 175 crore | 4 days |
| 2 | Thudarum | 2025 | Rs 69.25 crore | 3 days |
| 3 | Lokah Chapter One- Chandra | 2025 | Rs 65 crore (est.) | 4 days |
| 4 | Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life | 2024 | Rs 64.10 crore | 4 days |
| 5 | Lucifer | 2019 | Rs 55.40 crore | 4 days |
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Disclaimer: The field workplace figures are compiled from numerous sources and our analysis. The figures could be approximate, and Pinkvilla doesn’t make any claims concerning the authenticity of the info. Nonetheless, they’re adequately indicative of the box-office efficiency of the movies in query.
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