Only 2 days remain for the release of L2: Empuraan, the much awaited political action thriller led by an ensemble cast of Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Manju Warrier and many others. The film releases in theatres globally on 27 March and is certified to have a run time of nearly 3 hours. As per our details, the First Half for this mega action thriller is 1 hour 38 minutes and 19 seconds long. The second half post the interval is 1 hour 21 minutes and 32 seconds long.
L2: Empuraan Overseas Advance Booking Report
The advance booking for this Prithviraj Sukumaran directorial in several overseas territories began around a week ago while the global full fledged advance booking for the film began post its trailer release i.e. on 20 March. Whatever run the film has seen till now as part of the L2: Empuraan overseas presale booking indicates nothing less than an all time blockbuster film which we will take a look at.
In Australia, L2: Empuraan has sold tickets worth A$760K for its opening weekend. Here, Day 1 contributes a sum of A$355K Australia gross. With its advance booking yet to conclude, this Mohanlal starrer is already the highest Mollywood grosser in the territory, overtaking Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadujeevitham, the previous highest Malayalam grosser in Australia with a lifetime gross of AS$693K.
Next record broken by L2: Empuraan advance booking (overseas) comes from the Gulf where the film has grossed $1.55M, currently the highest opening Malayalam film and the 8th highest opening Indian film in the region. Notably, a major factor affecting the box office run of a film in the Gulf is the Eid period which can severely hamper the film’s opening. Early predictions for the film expect it to touch the $2M mark in its opening, sitting at a spot above blockbusters like Jawan and Pathaan.
As a possible case, L2: Empuraan can become the highest opening Indian film post pandemic in the Gulf region, rushing past Thalapatahy Vijay’s Leo which opened with $2.39M in the region. This achievement can only be possible if the film achieves a considerably good response with its advance booking. This achievement would place the Prihtviraj Sukumaran directorial on the 2nd position among the highest opening Indian films in Gulf of all time, with the first position occupied by the box office monster Baahubali 2 with an opening of $3.80M.
Coming to UAE in the L2: Empuraan overseas advance booking Report, the political action thriller is currently sitting at a record opener of $1.10M with 2 days to go for the release. The previous record of highest opening Malayalam film was taken in hand by another much hyped Mohanlal film, Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea.
Up next is North America where the Lucifer sequel has grossed $650K as a part of L2: Empuraan overseas advance booking. Out of this total, a gross of $300K comes only from the USA box office. This North America total, once again, makes L2: Empuraan the highest opening Malayalam film of all time in the territory.
