‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Goes Past ‘Fighter’ To Become Highest-Grossing Hindi Film Of 2024
‘Kalki 2898 AD’, starring Deepika Padukone, Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan, is continuing its solid run at the box office.
There is no stopping the ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ juggernaut at the box office. Nag Ashwin's science-fiction epic, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani, continues to outperform the other releases at the ticket counters. ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ has now gone past the Rs 500 crore mark in India, across all languages. On Sunday, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ also went past the Rs 200 crore mark in the Hindi version. As a result, the film has now gone past Hrithik Roshan, Deepika and Anil Kapoor-starrer 'Fighter' to become the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024.
As per early estimates posted by industry tracker Sacnilk, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ minted Rs 41.30 crore on Sunday, the 11th day of its release. The total nett domestic collection of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ now stands at Rs 507 crore, across all languages.
Out of this 41.30 crore on Sunday, Rs 22 crore came from the Hindi version, while the Telugu version contributed Rs 14 crore. The Tamil and Malayalam versions contributed Rs 3 crore and 1.80 crore, respectively. The Kannada version also contributed only Rs 0.50 crore, as per Sacnilk.
The Telugu total now stands at Rs 242.85 crore, while the Hindi version has so far collected Rs 211.90 crore.
Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is a mix of Hindu mythology set in a dystopian world where Amitabh Bachchan's character has made it his mission to save the unborn child of Deepika Padukone’s character. For the unversed, 'Kalki 2898 AD' also features cameos by Dulquer Salmaan, SS Rajamouli, Mrunal Thakur, Ram Gopal Varma, and Vijay Deverakonda.
Talking about 'Kill', the new Hindi movie minted Rs 2.80 crore on Sunday, the third day of its release. The three-day nett domestic collection now stands at Rs 6.20 crore. On Sunday, 'Kill' had a Hindi occupancy of 27.19 per cent.
For the unversed, 'Kill' is directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and produced by Karan Johar and Guneet Monga. The film held its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2023. ‘Kill’ tells the story of army commando Amrit (portrayed by Lakshya) racing against time to rescue his beloved Tulika (played by Tanya Maniktala) from bandits.
Recently, production companies Lionsgate and 87Eleven Entertainment also announced their plans to develop an English-language remake of the action thriller.
Lastly, it is important to mention that the release of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and 'Kill' has impacted the progress of other movies such as ‘Chandu Champion’, ‘Munjya’, 'Despicable Me 4' and ‘Jatt & Juliet 3’.
Sharvari Wagh and Abhay Verma's 'Munjya' minted Rs 0.95 crore on Sunday, the 31st day of its release. The total nett domestic collection of the film now stands at Rs 98.95 crore, as per Sacnilk.
Lastly, 'Despicable Me 4' minted Rs 3.26 crore on Sunday, the third day of its release. The total nett domestic collection in India currently stands at Rs 7.51 crore.
