Kesari Box Office Collection Day 2: Akshay Kumar's Historical War Drama Has a Solid Saturday, Rakes in Rs 37.76 Crore
Akshay Kumar's Kesari is eyeing to become the biggest opening weekend grosser of 2019.
After witnessing a massive opening on day 1, Anurag Singh's directorial venture Kesari had a fantastic day 2 at the Indian box office. The film, starring Akshay Kumar in the lead, came out on March 21 and garnered mixed reviews from the critics. But it still managed to get cash registers ringing and became the biggest opener of 2019 by earning Rs 21.50 crore. On Friday, day 2, the historical war drama continued its good run though it saw a slight decrease in its collection. With two back-to-back solid days at the ticket windows, it very clear that Akki starrer end its extended opening weekend with a superb figure. Kesari Box Office Collection Day 1: Akshay Kumar Starrer Becomes the Biggest Opener of 2019, Beats Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy by Raking in Rs 21.50 Crore.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to the microblogging site Twitter a while back and announced the updated collection. He wrote, "#Kesari is solid on Day 2... Decline on a working day - after a holiday - is common, but the decline is less this time... Will score big numbers on Day 3 and 4... Is chasing a huge total in its *extended weekend*... Thu 21.06 cr, Fri 16.70 cr. Total: ₹ 37.76 cr. India biz."
He also tweeted, "#Kesari aims at No. 1 spot as far as *opening weekend* is concerned... Trending better than #GullyBoy and #TotalDhamaal... Will surpass *extended weekend* [Thu-Sun] of #GullyBoy [₹ 72.45 cr] as well as *traditional weekend* [Fri-Sun] of #TotalDhamaal [₹ 62.40 cr]." Kesari Movie Review: Akshay Kumar’s Tribute to Battle of Saragarhi Is a Wasted Opportunity That Works Only in Parts.
Apart from Akshay, the film also stars Parineeti Chopra but in a special appearance. Kesari, which is based on the epic Battle of Saragrahi, is produced by Karan Johar along with Aruna Bhatia, Hiroo Yash Johar, Apoorva Mehta and Sunir Khetarpal under the banners of Dharma Productions, Cape of Good Films, Azure Entertainment and Zee Studios.
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