Kalki 2898 AD Hits Over 150Cr In Week One, Featuring Prabhas And Deepika

Kalki 2898 AD Box Office Collection Day 7 (Hindi) Prediction: It's been a week since Deepika Padukone and Prabhas' much-anticipated film Kalki 2898 AD hit theatres. Also featuring Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Disha Patani, this Nag Ashwin directorial is a dystopian science fiction film made on a staggering budget of Rs 600 crores. The movie has garnered rave reviews from both audiences and critics.

Interestingly, Kalki 2898 AD managed to set the box office on fire from the first day in the Hindi market. As the movie completes its first week at the box office, it shows no signs of slowing down. The dystopian science fiction film made an opening day collection of Rs 22.5 crores in the Hindi market and saw phenomenal growth during the opening weekend, entering the coveted Rs 100 crores club. Despite seeing its first drop in numbers on its first Monday, it is set to cross another milestone in its first week.

According to a report by Sacnilk, Kalki 2898 AD saw a drop of over 50% on day five (first Monday), minting Rs 16.5 crores. This was followed by another dip in numbers on day six (first Tuesday), with earnings of Rs 14 crores, bringing the overall collections to Rs 142 crores. Given the ongoing trend, Kalki 2898 AD is likely to earn between Rs 10-14 crores today (day seven/first Wednesday), crossing the Rs 150 crores mark within its first week. It will be interesting to see if Kalki 2898 AD manages to cross the Rs 200 crore mark ahead of its second weekend. Additionally, Kalki 2898 AD has crossed Rs 625 crores worldwide and is likely to inch close to Rs 700 crores within the first week.

Meanwhile, Kalki 2898 AD will reportedly chronicle some events from the Mahabharata set in the year 3102 BC. In an interaction with Deadline, Nag Ashwin stated that the movie "does not involve any characters actively worshipped by large numbers of Hindus." He further asserted, "We can take it as extremely religious or we can take it as the story of somebody who was born with a lot of power, didn't know what to do with it, and found his mentor in the process."