Balakrishna to join Rajinikanth in Jailer 2 / Ajith film 2nd Highest Pre Sales of 2025 / Empuran 43% Loss

 

While fans remain anxious about the release date, the filmmakers are reportedly in no rush. For those unaware, Shiva Rajkumar and Mohanlal made cameo appearances in the first instalment, and both actors had said that they would come back if called for  for similar roles in Jailer 2.

Adding to the excitement, there is speculation that Balakrishna might join the cast. Given his long-standing friendship with Rajinikanth and his reputation for powerful mass action roles, the buzz around this potential casting is strong. Though there is no official confirmation yet, the rumoured pairing has fans pumped up.

High-voltage screen presence of Rajini and Balayya together will be  pure fireworks guaranteed.

Good Bad Ugly registers 2nd best pre-sales of 2025!

With pre-sales worth 18.90 crores, Good Bad Ugly has recorded the second-highest day 1 pre-sales at the Indian box office in 2025. It surpassed Ajith Kumar’s own Vidaamuyarchi to grab the second spot. For those who don’t know, Vidaamuyarchi closed its day 1 advance booking at 18.40 crores. Ram Charan’s Game Changer is at the top with a massive 31.80 crores.

Take a look at the top day 1 advance bookings of 2025:

1.    Game Changer – 31.80 crores

2.    Good Bad Ugly – 18.90 crores

3.    Vidaamuyarchi – 18.40 crores

4.    L2: Empuraan – 18.15 crores

5.    Chhaava – 13.85 crores

6.    Sankranthiki Vasthunam – 12.40 crores

L2 Empuran as per Indian box office has yet to recover 43 % of the Rs 180 crores that has been invested. With 14 days over and falling occupancy as well as three Malayalam films releasing, it can be safely be said that it will not recover the cost and not cross the Manjumel Boys record ( Rs 142 crores). Boys highest collection in India was from Tamil Nadu and here the collection sharing percentage was in favour of theatres and distributors. Empuran on the other hand collected most in Kerala and was loaded in favour of distributors.

Though the collection of 102.18 crores is impressive, it’s not enough considering the exorbitant budget of 180 crores. If calculated, so far, 56.76% of the total cost has been recovered, and 77.82 crores more needs to be recovered. Considering the slow pace, it’s highly impossible. So, despite its strong total, the film will end its journey with a losing verdict at the Indian box office, as per Koimoi’s parameters.

Box office achievements

Recently, L2: Empuraan became the second Malayalam film in history to enter the 100-crore club at the Indian box office. Also, it’s currently the second highest-grossing Malayalam film after Manjummel Boys (142 crores). Globally, it’s the only Mollywood film to cross the major milestone of 250 crores. Before ending the run, it is likely to touch the 275 crore mark.