Box Office collection: Kalki 2898 AD enters Rs 500 crore club

Kalki 2898 AD rounded off its first 10 days at the theatres really well as business jumped for Nag Ashwin’s film. The science fiction epic starring stalwarts like Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone in leading roles, has now earned more than Rs 500 crore in India. According to sacnilk.com, the film earned Rs 506.87 crore (6,07,20,136.84 USD) on the 11th day of its release. 

Kalki 2898 AD was released in theatres on June 27. The film earned around Rs 41.17 crore (49,31,997.20 USD) (nett) in India on its 11th day for all languages. With this, it crossed the bug number, the big Rs 500 crore mark.

Kalki 2898 AD performing good in theatres 

The film saw a jump in business over the weekend, after starting on a good note. People have been appreciating the VFX, the actors and their costumes and a gripping storyline. 

On its opening day, Kalki 2898 AD earned around Rs 95.3 crore (1,14,16,110.89 USD) on its opening day. After the first week of its run, the film stood at Rs 414.85 crore (4,96,95,420.81 USD). On Day 10, the film registered a business of Rs 34.15 crore (40,90,654.34 USD). 

Made on an expensive budget, Nag Ashwin's 3D film Kalki 2898 AD is touted as the most expensive film to be produced in India at a reported budget of Rs 600 crore (7,18,70,940.00 USD). The mythological and sci-fi action film released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki 2898 AD stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Disha Patani, Saswata Chatterjee and Shobhana among others.

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After a good response at the box office, Kalki 2898 AD will have a sequel, confirmed the director. In a recent press conference, Nag told the media that he would like to make another film to take the story forward. He said that as the film has four main characters – Bhairava (Prabhas), SU-M80 (Deepika), Ashwatthama (Amitabh) and Supreme Yaskin (Kamal) - he wanted to do them all justice. “I soon realised that fitting four characters into one film was not manageable. It had its challenges. There is a lot of action and backstories that have yet to be explored, and they will be in the sequel. We still have a lot of shooting, even casting for new characters, left to do,” he said.