'Kalki 2898 AD' box office collection: Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan starrer is likely to earn close to Rs 5 crore opening in Tamil Nadu

'Kalki 2898 AD', the highly-anticipated science fiction drama has been released in theatres today (June 27), and the film has a tremendous opening. Even though the buzz for the mega-budget drama looked weak in Tamil Nadu, the science fiction drama received better occupancy on the opening day. The positive reviews from the morning shows added power and boosted the occupancy for the following shows.According to Sacnilk, 'Kalki' grossed Rs 3 crore in advance sales for day 1 in Tamil Nadu, while the opening day collection of the film is expected to be around Rs 5 crore in the state.
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The much better occupancy for the film for the late evening and night shows might boost the film's collection further, and we have to wait another few hours to know the much-awaited film's final day 1 numbers. 'Kalki 2898 AD' has been released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages, and the film has been off to a lavish start across the location. The day 1 box office collection of 'Kalki 2898 AD' is likely to be around Rs 200 crore, and the film is set to emerge as the highest-grossing Indian film on day 1.
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Directed by 'Mahanati' fame Nag Ashwin, 'Kalki 2898 AD' is estimated to be made on a budget of Rs 600 crore, and the film is set in the ancient Indian Hindu mythology backdrop. Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Shobhana played the main roles, while the film has music scored by Santhosh Narayanan.
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