What a year this has been so far for the Malayalam film industry! One after another, films are enjoying a successful verdict, and among all of them, Manjummel Boys is making the most noise. It’ll be completing a theatrical run of a month soon, but there’s still no sign of slowing down. In the latest development, the Mollywood blockbuster has crossed a huge milestone at the North American box office. Keep reading to know more!
Tremendous success of Manjummel Boys
Directed by Chidambaram, the survival thriller was released on 22nd February, and it opened to highly positive reviews from critics. It took a good start, and then it grew from strength to strength. Surprisingly, the collection in the second week and third week was recorded higher than the opening week, which clearly speaks volumes about the phenomenal success of the film.
Creates history at the North American box office!
After becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film in history, Manjummel Boys achieved a big milestone in North America. It is learned that the film has crossed $1.5 million, a feat that has been achieved by no other Mollywood release. In fact, no Malayalam film has even managed to touch even the $1 million mark. It is still running successfully there, and it’ll be interesting to see where it eventually ends its journey.
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Sitting at the top!
In the recent worldwide box office update, Manjummel Boys emerged as the first film in the history of Malayalam cinema to cross the 200-crore mark. It is sitting right at the top of the list of highest-grossing Malayalam films by a considerable margin. Tovino Thomas’ 2018 is in second position with a collection of 181 crores gross.
Till now, the Chidambaram directorial has amassed 201.58 crores gross at the worldwide box office, and it still has fuel left in its tank. Let’s wait and see if another Malayalam film surpasses the collection achieved by this latest blockbuster of 2024.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
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