Akshay Kumar's latest release Kesari has been in theatres only for three days but its already racing towards the Rs 100 crore club. Yes, the period war drama is faring so well that it has already entered the Rs 50 crore club after recording the highest opening day collection of 2019 by minting Rs 21.50 crore. Directed by Anurag Singh, the film which is based on the epic Battle of Saragrahi, released on March 21 and garnered mixed reviews from the critics. The Akshay starrer then took a massive opening on the first day and also went on to get cash registers ringing the very next day. On day 3, Kesari continued its good run and clocked in another Rs 18.75 crore. Kesari Box Office Collection Day 2: Akshay Kumar's Historical War Drama Has a Solid Saturday, Rakes in Rs 37.76 Crore.

Revealing the updated figures, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to the popular microblogging site Twitter and wrote, "#Kesari shows an upward trend on Day 3 [Sat]... Metros pick up, mass circuits good... Big Day 4 [Sun] on the cards... Eyes ₹ 80 cr [+/-] *extended* weekend... Thu 21.06 cr, Fri 16.70 cr, Sat 18.75 cr. Total: ₹ 56.51 cr. India biz."

Further, trade portal Boxofficeindia.com reported, "Kesari had a good Saturday as collections went up around 12% to 18.75 crore nett. The growth was higher in the bigger cities at around 25-30% but many mass centers which had the Holi benefit on Friday were a little lower or at the same level. The collections in UP, Rajasthan, CP Berar remain strong as Saturday was similar to Friday which was helped by Holi." 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.

Kesari, which is on its way to become a hit, 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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