Kesari 2 Box Office Collection Day 7: Akshay Kumar’s movie misses ₹50 crore mark in first week
Akshay Kumar's Kesari 2 collected ₹46.05 crore in its first week, falling short of ₹50 crore. The film is anticipated to recover over the weekend, benefiting from positive weekday trends and no major competition.
Kesari 2 Box Office Collection Day 7: Akshay Kumar's movie Kesari 2 missed the ₹50 crore mark during its first week in the theatres after witnessing a fall in earnings during weekdays.
The movie is expected to make up for its losses over the weekend.
However, film trade expert Taran Adarsh said the weekday trends for Kesari 2 have been positive. They have “set the stage for a healthy second weekend”
Urban multiplexes are expected to contribute significantly to the overall total of Kesari 2.
“The absence of any major release until [Thursday] 1 May gives the film an open window to capitalise on.”
Kesari 2 Box Office Collection Day 7
According to industry tracker Sacnilk data, Kesari 2, which was released in theatres on April 18, collected ₹3.45 crore net on Thursday, Day 7. The Akshay Kumar movie, which had witnessed a 28 per cent plunge in earnings on Wednesday, was down by another 4.17 per cent on Thursday.
However, Kesari 2 was hit with the biggest block on Monday, when its earnings fell by a massive 62.50 per cent.
Sacnilk data shows that Kesari 2 earnings have been decent throughout its 7-day run,
By the end of the week, the movie had earned a total of ₹46.05 crore, missing the ₹50 crore mark by ₹4 crore.
Theatre occupancy on Thursday averaged 11.67%, with attendance steadily rising throughout the day — from 6.53% in the morning to 17.98% for the night shows.
Kesari 2 Worldwide Box Office Collection
The Akshay Kumar movie has done well at the global box office, breaching the ₹70 crore gross mark in a week.
According to Sacnilk, Kesari 2 earned ₹70.7 crore at the worldwide box office, of which ₹20 crore was collected overseas. It has earned a gross of ₹50.7 crore in India.
About Kesari 2
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh delves into the life of Justice C Sankaran Nair and the aftermath of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, a key moment in India’s struggle for independence under British colonial rule.
The film hit the theatres on 18 April 2025, marking the 106th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Other than Akshay Kumar, the film stars R Madhavan as Advocate Neville McKinley, while Ananya Panday plays the role of Dilreet Gill.
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