Will Kalki Take 2024’s Biggest Opening?

Five
months
after
the
release
of

Fighter

comes
a
film
that
is
set
to
take
a
very
good
start
at
the
box
office.

The
Hrithik
Roshan
actioner
had
released
on
a
Thursday,
a
day
before
Republic
Day,
at
Rs
24.60
crore
(Rs
246
million).

Now,

Kalki
2898
AD

releases
on
Thursday,
June
27,
and
while
it’s
not
a
big
holiday
weekend,
it’s
looking
like
an
event
film.

Just
the
Hindi
collections
of
the
pan-India
movie
may
take
the
second
best
start
of
the
year,
if
not
the
best.

The
advance
booking
numbers
so
far
for
the
Hindi
version
suggest
that
the
film
may
challenge

Fighter

and
aim
for
a
number
in
the
vicinity
of
Rs
25
crore
(Rs
250
million).

The
only
film
that
has
taken
a
double
digit
start
since

Fighter

this
year
has
been

Shaitaan
.
No
other
film
has
taken
a
big
opening
yet.

But

Kalki

may
change
all
that,
and
the
credit
goes
to
the
impressive
cast
of
Prabhas,
Deepika
Padukone,
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Kamal
Haasan.

The
trailers
have
not
made
much
of
an
impression
but
diehard
fans
are
buying
tickets
in
bulk.

With
this,
the
global
score
may
easily
cross
the
Rs
100
crore
(Rs
1
billion)
mark.