Directed by Chidambaram, this is the fourth Malayalam film to achieve the feat after 'Pulimurugan', 'Lucifer', and '2018'.
'Manjummel Boys' earns ₹100 crore. (Supplied)
Malayalam movie Manjummel Boys has become the first movie in 2024 to collect ₹100 crore gross worldwide in just 12 days.
Directed by Chidambaram, it is the fourth Malayalam film to enter the elite club.
Pulimurugan (2016), Lucifer (2019), and 2018: Everyone is a Hero (2023) secured a place in the ₹100-crore club thus far.
The success of Manjummel Boys came as a shot in the arm for the Malayalam industry.
Sharing his excitement, director Chidambaram took to X saying: “₹100 crore is a surprise and he thanked the audience for their support and specially mentioned the Tamil audience.”
Manjummel Boys was released on 22 February. On its first day, the movie earned over ₹3 crore.
The word-of-mouth publicity helped the film draw crowds to theatres. As a result, extra shows and screens were added in many towns across Kerala. Overall, it earned ₹34 crore from the state.
According to trade experts, there were 2,90,000 footfalls for Manjummel Boys all over the Gulf in 11 days and the gross collection was put at $2.97M (₹24.62 crore).
In the UK, the 11-day collection was put at £392,859. In Ireland, it earned £64,006. The total collection would be £456,865 (around ₹4.8 crore).
In the domestic market, the movie collected over ₹47 crore.
According to the Sacnilk tracking website, Manjummel Boys earned over ₹2.47 crore alone on Monday, 4 March.
Mollywood’s ₹100cr club entries –#2018Movie – 11 Days#Lucifer – 12 Days#ManjummelBoys – 12 Days#Pulimurugan – 36 Days (late release in Gulf)
— AB George (@AbGeorge_) March 4, 2024
Manjummel Boys has been a relief for the theatres in Tamil Nadu, where the industry did not see any hits after the Pongal season.
Only Captain Miller (2024) and Ayalaan (2024) had set the bells ringing at the box office.
According to CinetrakFlash tracking website, Manjummel Boys surpassed the collection of Lal Salaam on Monday, 4 March (including the advance sales), and became the third-highest grosser of 2024 in Tamil Nadu.
Further, the flick witnessed good bookings over the weekend and the overall gross collection from Tamil Nadu crossed ₹10 crore, a first-ever achievement for a Malayalam movie.
The references to the Tamil cult movie Guna (1991) and actor Kamal Hassan were the selling points for Manjummel Boys in Tamil Nadu.
The multiplexes in Chennai had bookings similar to that of a mainstream Tamil movie. Even in smaller towns like Tirupur, Salem and Trichy, the film ran to packed houses.
According to trade experts, the movie earned up to ₹15 crore in 11 days from 221 screens in Tamil Nadu.
Manjummel Boys is produced by Parava Films and Sree Gokulam Films.
It features Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Jean Paul, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Ganapathy, Chandu Salim Kumar, Vishnu Raghu, Deepak Parambol, Arun Kurian, and Balu Varghese in major roles.
The cinematography was by Shyju Khalid. The music was composed by Sushin Syam.
Meanwhile, director Girish AD‘s Premalu is all set to touch the ₹100-crore mark. It collected around ₹80 crore gross worldwide.
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