Summary
Kalki 2898 ADhas crossed a major milestone at the global box office. The sci-fi movie is notable for being the most expensive Indian production in history, with a reported budget of roughly $72 million. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Prabhas, the release takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in the title year, when a powerful being believed to be the avatar of Vishnu arrives on Earth. TheKalki 2898ADbox officehas already broken records in its opening weekend, earning the best global debut for an Indian movie.
PerDeadline,Kalki 2898 ADhas earned $95 million at the global box office by the end of its second weekend in theaters, including $16.5 million in North America. This total already makes it the tenth highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. It is alsoon track to pass the $100 million milestone worldwide, something that only nine other Indian movies have ever done so far. All in all, it is expected to reach a total of $110 million by the end of its theatrical run.
It’s The Sixth Record-Breaking Indian Movie In Just Three Years
The theatrical success ofKalki 2898 ADcomes at a time when Indian movies have been finding greater and greater global success. In fact, of the current Top 10 highest-grossing Indian movies of all time,six of those record-breaking titles were released between 2022 and 2024. Below, see where each of those six titles ranks on the chart at the time of writing, with box office results converted into crore, a unit of measurement that equals 10 million Indian rupees:
#3
₹1,387.26 crore
#4
~₹1,250 crore
#5
₹1,148.32 crore
#6
₹1,050.3 crore
#8
₹917.82 crore
#10
Kalki 2898 AD(2024)
₹793.03 crore
IfKalki 2898 ADindeed makes $110 million as predicted by the time it reaches the end of its run, it will have surpassedAnimalto becomethe No. 8 Indian movie of all time with a total gross of 918.25 crore. However, it likely won’t be able to rise above recent titles including the Shah Rukh Khan outingsJawanandPathaanor theOscar-winning hitRRR. It will also remain stubbornly behind Prabhas' previous hitBaahubali 2: The Conclusion, which landed at No. 2 by earning ₹1,810.595 crore in 2017.
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While this is an impressive result, considering the movie’s enormous budget,Kalki 2898 ADmay not be able to make a profit in theaters if it isn’t able to rise above $110 million. This could potentially put a damper on the planned Kalki Cinematic Universe, which includes a partially-shot upcoming sequel. However, the record-breaking movie could also find success on streaming in a way that bolsters this strong theatrical run and helps keep the momentum of the burgeoning franchise going.
Kalki 2898 AD
Cast
Kalki 2898 AD is a sci-fi epic by director Nag Ashwin and roots itself in Hindu mythology. The ultimate battle begins when Vishnu’s final incarnation is brought back to earth as Kalki and will now fight to end the dark ages in a dystopian future.
