Well,
this
Pooja
season
has
turned
out
to
be
quite
an
eventful
one
for
the
Malayalam
cinema.
The
industry
witnessed
the
release
of
the
films
of
both
the
superstars,
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal.
Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan
and
Mammootty's
Thoppil
Joppan
hit
the
theatres
on
the
same
day.
It
was
Pulimurugan,
who
won
the
first
day
race
by
creating
a
box
office
record.
Here,
we
list
the
top
5
first
day
grossers
of
Mollywood
in
the
year
2016,
so
far.
Pulimurugan
According
to
certain
reports,
Pulimurugan
has
crossed
the
4-Crore
mark
on
the
opening
day
itself.
The
film,
which
released
in
166
theatres
in
Kerala
alone,
did
witness
a
huge
advanced
booking.
Reportedly,
the
film
grossed
4.05
Crores
in
the
opening
day.
Kasaba
Kasaba
was
one
of
the
biggest
releases
of
Mammootty,
this
year.
The
film
had
a
grand
opening
and
grossed
2.48
Crores
on
the
opening
day
itself.
It
broke
the
record
held
by
Dulquer
Salmaan
starrer
Kali.
Kali
Kali,
which
released
in
the
month
of
March
did
have
a
grand
opening
at
the
box
office.
The
film,
which
released
in
good
number
of
theatres
did
amass
2.34
Crores
on
the
opening
day.
Action
Hero
Biju
Nivin
Pauly's
Action
Hero
Biju,
which
is
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
this
year
so
far,
did
have
a
good
opening
at
the
box
office.
Reportedly,
the
film
did
garner
1.59
Crores
on
its
opening
day.
Thoppil
Joppan
Thoppil
Joppan
is
Mammootty's
most
recent
release,
which
hit
the
theatres
last
Friday.
The
film
released
along
with
Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan.
According
to
initial
reports,
the
film
fetched
1.55
Crores
on
the
opening
day
itself.
Wide
releasing,
good
promotional
activities
especially
through
social
networking
sites
etc.,
have
considerably
helped
Malayalam
movies
in
garnering
huge
initial
collections.
Well,
the
year
2016,
so
far
has
been
a
good
one
for
Malayalam
cinema.
The
3
films
from
the
above
list,
which
are
Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan
,
Mammootty's
Kasaba
and
Dulquer
Salmaan's
Kali
are
also
among
the
top
5
first
day
grossers
of
all
time.
Most
of
the
above
mentioned
films
also
went
on
to
become
big
hits.
That
again
is
a
good
sign
for
the
industry.
The
year
ahead
also
holds
good
prospect
for
the
industry,
with
some
big
movies
all
set
to
hit
the
theatres.