Movie with only Rs 22,000 theatre revenue; Malayalam film industry loses Rs 168.53 crore in March; collection records out

Malayalam cinema lost Rs 168.53 crore in March. Empuraan is leading in terms of theatre revenue. The Mohanlal starrer earned Rs 24.65 crore in the first five days. Even after Empuraan's OTT release last week, it is still being screened in some theatres. The film Abhilasham, which was released alongside Empuran, earned just Rs. 15 lakh.

15 films were released. Rs 194,42,06,985 was spent on 13 films and Rs 25,88,31,000 was earned back. This is a figure prepared by the Kerala Film Producers Association based on theatre revenue only. The films released in March are still continuing to be screened. There is also a film that received only Rs 22,000 as theatre revenue.

Movie - Expenditure - Income

Maruvasham............................................ 78,00,000............. 60,000 Ouseppinte Osiyathu ........................... 4,04,46,985 ...... 45,00,000 Pariwar.................................................. 2,60,00,000 ...... 26,00,000 Pralayashesham Oru Jalakanyaka ......... 15,00,000 ...... 64,000 Vadakkan ............................................. 3,65,60,000 ...... 20,00,000 Aranyam .................................................. 85,00,000 ...... 22,000 Dasettante Cycle ..................................... 70,00,000 ...... 8,00,000 Kaadakam................................................ 30,00,000 ...... 80,000 Leech ................................................... 1,00,00,000 ...... 45,000 Rakshasi: Lady Killer .............................. 60,00,000 ...... 4,00,000 Uttavar .............................................. Not calculated ...... 1,00,000 Waiting list ......................................... Not calculated ...... 35,000 Thiruth ...................................................... 8,00,000 ...... 1,25,000 Empuran .......................................... 175,66,00,000 ...... 24,65,00,000 (5 days) Abhilasham .......................................... 4,00,00,000 ...... 15,00,000 (3 days)