L2 Empuraan box office collection day 5: Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran film mints ₹70 crore so far

L2 Empuraan box office collection day 5: The mass entertainer, which found itself in a political controversy in Kerala, has been going steady in India.

L2 Empuraan box office collection day 5: The action-drama film, starring Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran, has been witnessing steady growth at the box office. This comes even as the film faced a controversy over the depiction of the alleged Gujarat riots. L2 Empuraan released in theatres on March 27.

L2 Empuraan box office collection day 5: Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran in a still from the film.

L2 Empuraan box office game

As per the latest box office update by Sacnilk.com, the film raked in ₹11 crore on Monday on the occasion of Eid, taking the total to ₹70 crore. With the total, the film crossed the lifetime collection of Lucifer. As per Sacnilk.com, the total collection of Lucifer stands at ₹65.21 crore.

L2 Empuraan had an overall 66.83 per cent occupancy in Malayalam on Monday. The morning shows saw 56.84 per cent footfall, while afternoon shows registered 71.58 per cent footfall, and the evening shows saw 71.03 per cent footfall.

On its opening day, the film defied box office expectations by minting a record ₹21 crore, twice the previous record for any Malayalam film.

On day two the numbers dropped, with a collection of ₹11.1 crore; while day three collections stood steady at ₹13.25 crore. The film is competing at the box office with Salman Khan's Eid release Sikandar, which hit theatres nationwide on March 30.

About the film

The action thriller, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and written by Murali Gopy, is the second instalment in the Lucifer trilogy. The film stars Mohanlal, alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Manju Warrier, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Andrea Tivadar, Jerome Flynn, Eriq Ebouaney, and Suraj Venjaramoodu.

After L2 Empuraan’s release, the film’s team came under fire for its portrayal of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Mohanlal has since issued an apology, promising the team will remove the scenes that offended people. He wrote in Malayalam, "I have come to know that some of the political and social themes that have come into play in the film Empuran, the second part of the Lucifer franchise, have caused great distress to many of my loved ones. As an artiste it is my duty to ensure that none of my films harbors hatred towards any political movement, ideology or sect."

Prithviraj’s mother, Mallika Sukumaran, came to his defence when rumours rife that Mohanlal had not seen the film’s final version, placing the onus solely on Prithviraj.