L2 Empuraan box office collection day 7: Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran film sees a slump as censored version releases

L2 Empuraan box office collection day 7: The makers of Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer have made 24 cuts following a row over scenes depicting the 2002 Gujarat riots. The re-edited version was released in cinemas on Wednesday to replace the earlier version released on March 27. As per the last report on Sacnilk.com states that the film has now crossed ₹84.40 crore. (Also read: Prithviraj Sukumaran opens up on L2 Empuraan's box office clash with Salman Khan's Sikandar: ‘There's no competition’)

L2 Empuraan box office update

The report states that L2 Empuraan has minted ₹5.50 crore on its seventh day of release, as per early estimates. The film collected ₹21 crore on its opening day, twice the previous record for any Malayalam film. However, the film saw a 45 per cent drop on its second day, minting ₹11.5 crore. Day 3 collections stood at ₹13.25 crore, and day 4 was ₹13.65 crore. On day 5, the film collected ₹ 11.15 crore. At ₹8.55 crore, the collections dipped further on day 6.

L2 Empuraan had 31.35 per cent Malayalam Occupancy on Wednesday.

About the film

In L2 Empuraan, Mohanlal returns as Stephen Nedumpally, aka Khureshi Ab’raam. With the help of Zayed (Prithviraj), he returns from overseas to turn his attention back home where the CM Jathin Ramdas (Tovino Thomas) needs to be stopped.

L2 Empuraan's team made 24 cuts to the film after it was criticised for misleadingly showing the 2002 Gujarat riots. Scenes depicting violence against women and a religious structure were cut.

Mohanlal issued an apology which read, "I have come to know that some of the political and social themes that have come into play in the film Empuran, the second part of the Lucifer franchise, have caused great distress to many of my loved ones. As an artiste it is my duty to ensure that none of my films harbors hatred towards any political movement, ideology or sect."