Updated June 30th 2024, 15:30 IST
Kalki 2898 AD stood tall on movie buffs' expectations and made a smashing hit at the box office on the first day. While the movie earned ₹95.3 crore in India across the language, it alone collected ₹22.50 crore in the Hindi version. On the second day, there was a slight growth in the daily collection as the movie minted ₹23.25 crore in Hindi language. Usually, on weekends, the movie's business jumps, but this time there was a buzz that on Saturday the collection might get affected owing to the India vs South Africa 2024 T20 World Cup Final.
However, it proved wrong and managed to earn more than it earned in the first two days.
As per early estimates reported by Sacnilk, Prabhas and Deepika Padukone starrer minted ₹27 crore in Hindi at the domestic box office. Adding the third-day collection, the movie's total in Hindi now stands at ₹72.5 crore. Kalki 2898 AD had an overall 96.73 per cent Hindi occupancy on Saturday (adding both 2D and 3D versions). If the collection maintains the pace, then by the end of the weekend, the movie will enter the ₹100 crore club. The journey thereafter - on the make-or-break Monday - is crucial. However, a double-digit score seems certain seeing the recent trends.
Adding the Hindi collection to India's total collection (all regional languages), the sci-fi action-thriller earned ₹67 crore, witnessing a 16.49 per cent growth since Friday. Maximum was earned in Telugu version - ₹32.35 crore, Tamil language minted ₹5 crore, followed by Malayalam and Kannada, ₹2.4 crore and ₹45 lakh, respectively. Adding the three-day collection, the total now stands at ₹220 crore at the domestic box office.
Apart from Deepika and Prabhas, the movie also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani in the lead roles. The movie has been inspired by Hindu scriptures. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, the film follows the few selected, who are on a mission to save the unborn child, Kalki, of SUM-80, a lab subject.
Published June 30th 2024, 09:25 IST