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Lokah Chapter 1 Crosses Rs 300 Crore Worldwide, A First for Malayalam Cinema

Made on a reported Rs 30 crore budget, the tracker-reported haul underscores exceptional profitability.

Overview

  • Industry trackers put the 45-day worldwide gross at about Rs 302.49 crore, placing it eighth among 2025 Indian releases and roughly Rs 1.63 crore shy of seventh-place Housefull 5.
  • The film had earlier surpassed L2: Empuraan to become the highest-grossing Malayalam title of all time.
  • Koimoi reports 510,000-plus admissions in the UAE, said to be the second-highest for a South Indian film there after Baahubali 2.
  • Tracker figures list India net at Rs 155.25 crore, India gross at Rs 183.19 crore, and overseas gross at Rs 119.30 crore.
  • Koimoi cites BookMyShow lifetime ticket sales of about 5.48 million for the film, indicating a new Malayalam record on the platform.