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Empuraan box office collection day 11: Even as the controversies surrounding L2: Empuraan is refusing to die down, the film has gradually grown from strength to strength to become the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever. Although the second weekend collections are at a decent level, Empuraan has created newer avenues outside India since the bulk of the collections have come from abroad. On day 11, Empuraan made Rs 3.97 crore, which is the maximum it has earned in the 2nd weekend of release. The domestic collections are now at Rs 98.35 crore, and will ideally enter the Rs 100 crore club in the domestic market by the end of Day 12.
The makers revealed that the film has crossed Rs 250+ crore gross worldwide, and it is the first Malayalam film to do so since the previous record was held by Manjummel Boys at Rs 240+ crore. However, it is highly unlikely that the domestic numbers of Chidambaram-directed film, starring Soubin Shahir, and Sreenath Bhasi, will be breached. Manjummel Boys’ numbers currently stands at Rs 141.61 crore, and considering the festive Vishu weekend release hitting the screens in Kerala on April 10, Empuraan might not touch this mark.
Sharing the information about becoming the highest-grosser, the makers wrote on social media, “Malayalam cinema breaches the 250 cr barrier for the first time in its history! The Emperor and his General navigating never seen before territory!” And Mohanlal, who plays Stephen Nedumpally in the blockbuster franchise, which has a third part in the works, said, “Empuraan now reigns as the highest-grossing film in Malayalam cinema history. The new industry benchmark. This moment belongs not just to us but to every heartbeat that echoed in theatres, to every cheer, every tear, to you. Running successfully in theatres near you.”
On April 10, there are multiple releases hitting the screens in Tamil (Good Bad Ugly), Hindi (Jaat), and Malayalam (Bazooka, Alappuzha Gymkhana and Maranamass). This will result in fewer screens for Empuraan, and its collections will take a solid hit. Nevertheless, the film has other things to worry about too, apart from impending clashes at the box-office.
Empuraan, which had to go back to the edit table because sections of audience took offence to scenes involving the Gujarat riots, and violence against the oppressed. Although BJP MP and actor Suresh Gopi shared that the party didn’t ask for any cuts, and it was done on the makers’ own volition, it is clear that there was undue pressure from various quarters. Also, over the past few days, the Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in the offices of Gokulam Gopalan, who became one of the producers of Empuraan to sort out the financial issues between Lyca Productions and Aashirvad Cinemas.
Actor-director Prithviraj also got a notice from the Income Tax department, which instructed him to share the financial details from the films he starred in 2022 — Jana Gana Mana, Gold, and Kaduva. The Income Tax Department has also issued a notice to Empuraan producer Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirvad Cinemas, seeking clarification on the financial transactions of his previous films, Lucifer and Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea.
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