Kalyani Priyadarshan, Dominic Arun, and Naslen have finally achieved the biggest box office milestone! Their dark fantasy superhero film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra has emerged as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. It has broken Manjummel Boys’ 1-year-old record! Scroll below for a detailed box report.
Lokah Chapter 1 Box Office Collection Day 29
Dulquer Salmaan‘s production has been in theatres for almost a month. According to Sacnilk, Lokah Chapter 1 earned 0.75 crores on day 13, finally dropping below the one lakh mark. It saw a 28.57% drop compared to 1.05 crores garnered on the previous day.
The net box office collection of Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra comes to 142.05 crores. Including taxes, the gross total stands at 167.61 crores. Kalyani Priyadarshan’s female-led superhero flick was made on an estimated budget of 30 crores. In 29 days, it has raked in returns of a whopping 112.05 crores. The profit percentage surges to 373.5% as it continues to be the most profitable Malayalam film of 2025.
Take a look at the language-wise box office breakdown at the Indian box office below:
Malayalam: 110.32 crores
Tamil: 14.48 crores
Telugu: 13.65 crores
Hindi: 3.50 crores
Total: 142.05 crores
Lokah Chapter 1 is now the highest-grossing Malayalam film in India!
The much-anticipated moment is here! Naslen co-starrer has finally surpassed Manjummel Boys (142 crores) to emerge as the highest Mollywood grosser in the history of the domestic box office.
Lokah surpassed expectations right from the word go and has finally conquered the #1 spot in less than a month.
Check out the top 3 Malayalam grossers of all time at the Indian box office (net collection):
