Kalki 2898 AD Advance Bookings Top Baahubali 2, Creates Box Office Record

Kalki 2898 AD Advance Booking Day 1: Prabhas and Deepika Padukone have teamed up for the first time in Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD, generating immense excitement among fans. The film features stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, and Deepika Padukone. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, this dystopian sci-fi action film is said to be the most expensive production in Indian cinema, creating significant buzz.

For those unaware, Kalki 2898 AD will be released in six languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, and Kannada. The advance booking for the film started some time ago and has received an overwhelming response across all languages. With just a day left before its release, Kalki 2898 AD has already amassed over Rs 40 crores from advance bookings for its opening day.

According to Sacnilk's report, Kalki 2898 AD has sold more than 16 lakh tickets nationwide, collecting Rs 44.35 crores so far. This achievement places it among the top five highest advance booking collections for day one. It has surpassed Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Rs 37.5 crores), Animal (Rs 40 crores), and KGF 2 (Rs 42.5 crores), becoming the third highest in this category.

The film's performance will be closely watched to see if it can surpass Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan (Rs 53.5 crores) and Jawan (Rs 55 crores) to achieve the highest advance booking collection for day one.

Total Collection: Rs 447348249 [44.73 Cr]

Total Tickets Sold: 16,62,843 on Day One.

Kalki 2898 AD is expected to depict events from the Mahabharata set in the year of 3102 BC. In an interview with Deadline, Nag Ashwin clarified that the movie "does not involve any characters actively worshipped by large numbers of Hindus". He added, "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".