It is worth celebrating ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ as it has set a new mark for itself at the international box office. This much-awaited sci-fi movie was directed by Nag Ashwin, the man who has the potential to make a movie earn not less than a hundred million dollars worldwide, a feat that has seldom been achieved.
Newscasts show that ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ has earned about $95 million by the end of the second weekend in theatres. The film has notoriously made an estimated 16.5 million dollars, specifically from North America, with the help of fresh ratings and good word of mouth. It ranks among the top ten of any Indian film, be it in terms of grossing or earnings.
With estimations going up to a possible final figure of 110 million dollars, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is on the route to becoming one of the films in the 100 million dollar club of Indian cinema. It is the costliest movie ever produced in India, with an estimated budget of around $72 million. This film clearly shows that Indian cinema is slowly but surely becoming popular in the world, especially as the Indian films released between 2022 and 2024 have become blockbusters.
If ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ grosses the expected $110m, it will overtake ‘Animal – The Movie’ starring Ranbir Kapoor as the eighth highest-grossing Indian movie ever with total collections of Rs 918. 25 crore.
The movie ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ has received a reasonable box office success; however, according to specialists, the film’s ‘overhead’ could be relatively large, and therefore, its sheer profitability might be comparatively low. Falling below $110 million in theaters and making poor jaws may in some way affect future plans for the Kalki Cinematic Universe, which has a partially filmed sequel. However, the record-breaking success of the film may sample more success in stream services.
However, analysts believe that ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ might not be able to replicate the success of recent films like Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’ and ‘Pathaan’ and might not even come close to the big numbers of SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ that grossed Rs 1,387 cr.
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