After a successful run at the box office, the Malayalam film Lokah: Chapter 1-Chandra will make its internet debut tomorrow. With earnings of Rs. 182.80 crore in India and Rs. 117.20 crore (USD 13.31 million) abroad, the superhero movie starring Kalyani Priyadarshan has made an exact Rs. 300 crore at the box office globally.
A few weeks earlier, local trade circles hailed the Rs. 300 crore gross, which wasn’t a farce because it’s not customary to convert Canadian box office receipts from CAD to USD. In actuality, today will see the crossing of Rs. 300 crore. The first Malayalam movie to reach the Rs. 300 crore mark is Lokah. In Kerala, India, as well as globally, it is the highest-grossing Malayalam movie.
It ranks second only to L2: Empuraan outside, yet it is the highest grossing film ever in the largest region, the United Arab Emirates. The fact that Lokah profited from the extended theatrical run is one lesson to be learned from its box office performance.
It is a rare South Indian film that has managed to remain exclusive in theaters for nine weeks despite having a four-week timeframe. After its fourth week in India, the movie brought in Rs. 18 crore, which is not only a significant sum of money but also helped the movie set a number of box office records, including breaking the Kerala record and currently earning Rs. 300 crore globally. As the first in a planned cinematic universe, Chandra provides the universe with the best possible start.