{"id":250744,"date":"2025-10-30T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/250744\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:59:11","slug":"lokah-chapter-1-chandra-box-office-closes-its-run-as-2nd-highest-grosser-in-mollywoods-biggest-overseas-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/250744\/","title":{"rendered":"Lokah Chapter 1 &#8211; Chandra Box Office: Closes Its Run As 2nd Highest-Grosser In Mollywood&#8217;s Biggest Overseas Territory!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1234608 koimoi-featured-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-box-office-ends-its-glorious-run-in-mollywoods-biggest-overseas-territory-01.jpeg\" alt=\"Lokah Chapter 1 - Chandra Box Office: Ends Its Glorious Run In Mollywood's Biggest Overseas Territory\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\"  \/>Lokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra Box Office: Ends Its Glorious Run In Mollywood\u2019s Biggest Overseas Territory ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra, starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen, will soon conclude its worldwide box office run. However, before that, the curtains are down in several important territories, one of which is the Middle East region. The film had a fantastic run in the Middle East countries, and it finally wrapped up its run after spending over 50 days in theaters. Let\u2019s find out how much the biggie earned in Mollywood\u2019s biggest overseas territory!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Middle East region has long been a significant contributor to the Malayalam film industry. For those who don\u2019t know, the Malayalam-speaking population is huge in the region, thus benefiting Mollywood releases. Over the past few years, the market has experienced tremendous growth, with films achieving some significant milestones. Interestingly, in 2025 alone, the industry has got three new top 3 grossers.<\/p>\n<p>Lokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra ends its blockbuster run in the Middle East<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/reviews\/malayalam-movie-reviews\/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-movie-review-kalyani-priyadarshan-naslens-superhero-film-aims-for-the-stars-but-struggles-to-find-way-in-its-monster-universe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra<\/a>, the sensational blockbuster has ended its box office run in the Middle East with historic numbers. As per the final collection update, it earned a staggering $8.51 million, thus becoming the second Malayalam film to cross the $8.5 million mark after Mohanlal\u2019s L2: Empuraan. In Indian rupees, it earned 75.46 crores, as per the current currency rate.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second-highest-grossing Malayalam film in the region!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this, Lokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra has become the second-highest-grossing Malayalam film in the Middle East. It\u2019s a massive feat, as the region is considered the largest territory for Mollywood in the overseas market. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/reviews\/malayalam-movie-reviews\/l2-empuraan-movie-review-mohanlals-magnum-opus-is-high-on-international-level-action-but-struggles-with-weak-plot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L2: Empuraan<\/a> tops the list with a huge $9.72 million (86.17 crores).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take a look at the top Mollywood grossers in the Middle East:<\/p>\n<p>L2: Empuraan \u2013 $9.72 million<br \/>\nLokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra \u2013 $8.51 million<br \/>\nThudarum \u2013 $6.95 million<br \/>\nLucifer \u2013 $5.70 million<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/reviews\/malayalam-movie-reviews\/2018-movie-review-tovino-thomas-embodies-empathy-in-a-movie-that-proves-humanity-wins-over-the-chaos-in-any-form\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2018<\/a> \u2013 $5.64 million<\/p>\n<p>More about the film<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The superhero flick is helmed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan (Wayfarer Films). It was reportedly made on a controlled budget of 30 crores, resulting in hefty returns at the Indian box office. After 63 days, the film has earned 156.73 crore net in India and is enjoying a super hit verdict.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stay tuned to Koimoi for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/category\/box-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">box office updates<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Must Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/box-office\/kantara-chapter-1-vs-kgf-chapter-2-box-office-rishab-shettys-epic-beats-yashs-magnum-opus-with-over-9-5x-opening-day-multiplier\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kantara Chapter 1 vs KGF Chapter 2 Box Office: Rishab Shetty\u2019s Epic Beats Yash\u2019s Magnum Opus With Over 9.5X Opening Day Multiplier!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow Us: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/koimoidotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koimoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Koimoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Koimoi4Bollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwo7yAqUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lokah Chapter 1 \u2013 Chandra Box Office: Ends Its Glorious Run In Mollywood\u2019s Biggest Overseas Territory ( Photo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-250744","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}