‘Kesari’ BO: Akshay’s War Film Joins Rs 100 Crore Club

‘Kesari’ is also the second-biggest opener for Akshay Kumar after ‘Gold’.

Dharma Productions’ Kesari is having a good run at the box office. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra starrer has earned Rs 100.01 crore at the box office in its first week. The film, which released on 21 March, is the fastest Rs 100 crore grosser of 2019 so far, he observed.

#Kesari is now *fastest* ₹ 100 cr grosser of 2019 [so far]... Crosses ₹ 100 cr on Day 7... Thu 21.06 cr, Fri 16.75 cr, Sat 18.75 cr, Sun 21.51 cr, Mon 8.25 cr, Tue 7.17 cr, Wed 6.52. Total: ₹ 100.01 cr. India biz... ₹ 100 cr in days: #GullyBoy [Day 8]. #TotalDhamaal [Day 9].

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 28, 2019

On day 1, Kesari collected Rs 21 crore at the box office, which rose to Rs 56.51 crore by day 3.

#Kesari shows an upward trend on Day 3 [Sat]... Metros pick up, mass circuits good... Big Day 4 [Sun] on the cards... Eyes ₹ 80 cr [+/-] *extended* weekend... Thu 21.06 cr, Fri 16.70 cr, Sat 18.75 cr. Total: ₹ 56.51 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 24, 2019

By its first weekend, it had earned Rs 78.07 crore.

#Kesari puts up an impressive total... North circuits are superb... While the 4-day total is good, the biz on Sat and Sun should’ve been higher, since the word of mouth is excellent... Thu 21.06 cr, Fri 16.75 cr, Sat 18.75 cr, Sun 21.51 cr. Total: ₹ 78.07 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 25, 2019

Adarsh confirmed that Kesari is the biggest opener of 2019, surpassing Gully Boy. It is also Akshay Kumar’s second-biggest opener after Gold.

#Kesari roars... Sets the BO on 🔥🔥🔥... Emerges the biggest opener of 2019 [so far]... After limited shows in morning/noon [#Holi festivities], the biz witnessed massive growth from 3 pm/4 pm onwards... Evening shows saw terrific occupancy... Thu ₹ 21.50 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 22, 2019

Top *Opening Day* biz - 2019...
1. #Kesari ₹ 21.50 cr [Thu]
2. #GullyBoy ₹ 19.40 cr [Thu]
3. #TotalDhamaal ₹ 16.50 cr
4. #CaptainMarvel ₹ 13.01 cr
Note: ₹ 10 cr+ openers.
India biz.#Kesari is Akshay Kumar’s second biggest opener, after #Gold [₹ 25.25 cr; #IndependenceDay].

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 22, 2019

Kesari is a period war film about the Battle of Saragarhi, wherein 21 valiant Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army fought against 10,000 Afghans. Directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Dharma Productions, it stars Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra.