Mohanlal-Prithviraj film L2: Empuraan earns `22 crores on day one, says trade expert

Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran’s directorial L2: Empuraan, starring Mohanlal, earned Rs 22 crore across India on its opening day, according to trade tracking website Sacnilk. L2: Empuraan, which released in theatres on Thursday, is the second installment of the action franchise Lucifer.  Malayalam cinema star Mohanlal reprises his role of Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi-Ab’raam from the previous movie.

According to Sacnilk’s early estimates, the film collected Rs 19.45 crores in Malayalam, Rs 1.2 crores in Telugu, Rs 80 lakh in Tamil, Rs 50 lakh in Hindi, and Rs five lakh in Kannada. The film team’s are yet to share the official box office figures. On Wednesday, the makers claimed that L2: Empuraan had collected Rs 80 crore through pre-sale reservations alone.