Kalki 2898 AD Advance Booking: Prabhas’ Film Eyes Rs 200 Crore on Day 1 to Become India’s Third Biggest Opening After ‘RRR’ and ‘Baahubali 2’
Kalki 2898 AD advace booking collection day 1: Prabhas' science-fiction and Indian mythology film is predicted to cross Rs 200 crore and beat Salaar's collection. Check detailed report here.
Kalki 2898 AD featuring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone is all set for mega release on July 27. The excitement surrounding Nag Ashwin’s magnum opus has reached new heights as advance bookings opened on June 23. It has already sold approximately 10 lakh tickets for its first day, amassing over Rs 30 crore from 13,628 shows across various languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam, according to industry data from sacnilk.com.
Kalki 2898 AD Advance Bookings Set the Stage for Massive Box Office Success
Kalki 2898 AD has generated immense buzz, particularly because it is the first Indian film to be screened across all 210 IMAX screens worldwide. Available in both 2D and 3D versions, the film’s advance bookings for the first day are soaring, reflecting its strong anticipation among audiences. This sci-fi action-thriller is expected to make a significant impact at the box office, with predictions from trade website sacnilk.com suggesting it will cross Rs 200 crore on its first day, making it one of the biggest Indian movie openings of the year.
Amitabh Bachchan’s look from Kalki 2898 AD
Prabhas’s Kalki 2898 AD to Surpass Prabhas’ Salaar
Currently, the top Indian films with the highest opening day collections are SS Rajamouli’s RRR (Rs 223 crore) and Baahubali 2 (Rs 214 crore). Overseas, Kalki 2898 AD is performing exceptionally well in pre-sales, making it a bigger starter than Prabhas’ other upcoming film, Salaar (Rs 165 crore). Industry experts anticipate Nag Ashwin’s science-fiction and Indian mythology film will open between Rs 60-70 crore in India, contributing to a worldwide opening of Rs 180-210 crore gross. This would make it the third biggest opening for an Indian movie ever, trailing only RRR and Baahubali 2.
Top 10 Indian Movies With Their Biggest Collections on Day 1
According to IMDb, Prabhas stands out as the only Indian actor with four Rs 100 crore openers at the worldwide box office, with Baahubali 2, Salaar, Adipurush, and Saaho all surpassing this milestone. Check the list here.
- Baahubali 2: Rs 214.5 crore
- RRR: Rs 223 crore
- Salaar: Rs 165.3 crore
- KGF 2: Rs 162.9 crore
- Leo: Rs 142.8 crore
- Adipurush: Rs 136.8 crore
- Jawan: Rs 129.6 crore
- Saaho: Rs 125.6 crore
- Animal: Rs 115.9 crore
- 2.0: Rs 105.6 crore
Kalki 2898 AD’s Strong Pre-Sales and Regional Performance
The hype for Kalki 2898 AD is particularly strong in the Telugu states, where pre-sales are breaking records. The Hindi version of the film is also seeing robust pre-sales, demonstrating Prabhas’ growing popularity among Hindi-speaking audiences. Comparisons indicate that the Hindi pre-sales for Kalki 2898 AD are on par with or even slightly better than Prabhas’ previous film, Salaar: Part 1.
Given the impressive pre-sales and Prabhas’ track record, Kalki 2898 AD is expected to achieve an opening day collection of Rs 120-140 crore gross in India. Specifically, the film is projected to open with Rs 90-100 crore in the Telugu states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), around Rs 20 crore in North India, and over Rs 15 crore in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala combined.
Star-Studded Cast in Kalki 2898 AD
The movie features an ensemble cast including Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, Disha Patani, Saswata Chatterjee and Brahmanandam. You will also see Keerthy Suresh giving voice-over to BU-JZ-1 alias Bujji.
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