Pulimurugan, the Mohanlal starrer is all set to become the biggest box office hit of 2016. Now, Pulimurugan has made yet another achievement, when it is about to complete the first week of release. Interestingly, the movie broke the collection record of Dulquer Salmaan starrer Charlie, by becoming the fastest Malayalam film to cross 50 Lakhs gross collection from the Ernakulam multiplexes. Charlie had made a collection of 54 Lakhs from the Ernakulam multiplexes, within the first 4 days of its release. But, Pulimurugan managed to make 57 Lakhs, when it completed 4 days at the centres.
The Mohanlal movie made more than 15 Lakhs on its releasing day, from the Ernakulam multiplexes. Later, it collected an average of 14 Lakhs on the second, third, and fourth days of its release.
Pulimurugan had a grand opening at the box office by collecting 4.5 Crores on its release day. Thus, the movie broke the record of Kasaba to become the Malayalam film with the highest initial collection. Later, Pulimurugan went on to surpass the records set by Mohanlal's Oppam, by becoming the fastest Malayalam movie to cross the 10-Crore and 20-Crore mark at the Kerala box office.