Hyderabad: Nag Ashwin's grand 3D spectacle Kalki 2898 AD made waves with a historic start at the global box office, clocking a staggering Rs 191.5 crore on its opening day. The numbers soared further on day two, with the film raking in Rs 298.5 crore, as announced by the makers.
Described as a fusion of the Hindu epic Mahabharata and futuristic science fiction, this high-budget extravaganza by Vyjayanthi Movies hit screens on Thursday in six languages: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and English. The stellar cast includes Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Disha Patani, Saswata Chatterjee, and Shobhana.
Vyjayanthi Movies revealed the day two box office collection of Kalki 2898 AD on its official X page, highlighting a gross of Rs 298.5 crore in just two days.
The film's first-day earnings mark the third-highest opening for any Indian film, trailing behind SS Rajamouli's RRR (Rs 223 crore) and Baahubali 2 (Rs 217 crore).
