Empuraan box office collection day 3: Prithviraj Sukumaran's L2: Empuraan may have ruffled a few feathers, but the Mohanlal-starrer continues to amass moolah at the domestic box office. The film, touted as Malayalam cinema's biggest yet, earned Rs 13.50 crore on Saturday, its third day at the box office. Also Read | Empuraan Box Office Collection Day 2: Mohanlal-Prithviraj deliver fastest Malayalam film to enter Rs 100 crore club; creates overseas records As per trade tracker Sacnilk, the total domestic box office collection of Empuraan stands at Rs 46 crore after three days, just Rs 4 crore shy of the Rs 50 crore milestone. Its Saturday collection of Rs 13.50 crore saw a minor spike from Friday's collection of Rs 11.5 crore. However, its most impressive earnings came on the opening day itself, at Rs 21 crore, which was the biggest opening for a Malayalam film ever in India. Empuraan has also been dominating the worldwide box office as it became the fastest Malayalam film to enter the Rs 100 crore club globally. Other Malayalam movies in the club include Manjummel Boys, Lucifer, Premalu, Puli Murugan, Aadujeevitham, and 2018. It also broke records in other countries like the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the US. Empuraan will now face competition from AR Murugadoss' tentpole action thriller Sikandar, starring Salman Khan, particularly in the Hindi market. Sikandar has released on the eve of Eid, which has been Salman's staple festival for years. Helmed by Murugadoss, who kickstarted the Rs 100 crore phenomenon in Hindi cinema with Aamir Khan-starrer Ghajini in 2008, Sikandar also stars Rashmika Mandanna, who has been dominating the box office with hits like Sukumar's 2024 Telugu action drama Pushpa 2: The Rule and Laxman Utekar's historical drama Chhaava. Also Read: Why makers of Prithviraj-Mohanlal’s L2 Empuraan are going back to the editing table; report says new edited version to release next week Meanwhile, Empuraan's co-producer Gokulam Gopalan has asked director Prithviraj to make 17 voluntary cuts in the film after backlash over its alleged references to the 2002 Gujarat riots and the perceived misuse of central investigative agencies. "I told Prithviraj Sukumaran to make necessary changes if any dialogue or scene in the film hurt anyone. Certain words have already been muted. There is a protest against certain things in the film. I have asked the director to make necessary changes. We are not involved in any politics," he told Manorama Online. The new edited version is likely to hit the screens next week.
