Nag Ashwin's 'Kalki 2898 AD' failed to recreate its opening day magic on day 2 at the ticket window, witnessing a major drop of 43.3 per cent on Friday. The dystopian science-fiction epic starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan scripted history on Thursday when it registered the highest opening of Indian cinema so far (domestically). The film managed to mint over Rs 95 cr on opening day.
On Friday, the film collected ₹ 54 crore, per industry tracker Sacnilk. The film's India net collection is ₹ 149.3 crore. Breaking down the film's collection division-wise, the report mentioned that the Telugu version collected ₹ 25.65 crore, and the Tamil version earned ₹ 3.5 crore. The Hindi dub collected ₹ 22.5 crore, while the Kannada and Malayalam versions garnered ₹ 0.35 crore and ₹ 2 crore, respectively.
With its multi-lingual release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and English, 'Kalki 2898 AD' emerges as a pan-India phenomenon, binding the states together. In addition to Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ features Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani in pivotal roles. SS Rajamouli, Ram Gopal Varma, Mrunal Thakur, Vijay Deverakonda, and Dulquer Salmaan have cameos in the film. The sci-fi drama is backed by Vyjayanthi Movies .
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