“Kalki 2898 AD” is Getting Ready to Destroy a Huge Record at the Global Box Office

The Indian tentpole film Kalki 2898 AD, which is currently in its second weekend of release, hopes to cross the $100 million global milestone in the next day or two. Kalki 2898 AD, a dystopian science-fiction epic that largely draws inspiration from Hindu mythology, broke box office records on its initial weekend of release and continued to do well in its native nation for the duration of its first week. After December’s contentious Animal, it is now on track to become the first Indian film to reach the $100 million box office milestone in six months.

In contrast to that movie, Kalki 2898 AD garnered little unfavourable attention due to its topic and primarily garnered positive reviews, including an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score. In the film, Prabhas, who is most renowned for the two Baahubali films, plays a bounty hunter entrusted with apprehending Sumathi, a woman who just so happens to be expecting a messiah. Kalki 2898 AD, which draws inspiration from both the Mahabharata and Star Wars, is purportedly the most costly Indian film ever made. But the film has already recouped its original production budget of about $75 million, with over $96 million in the bank so far globally (the production studio Vyjayanthi Movies claimed worldwide figures of 800 crore on Saturday).

Kalki 2898 AD, directed by Nag Ashwin, who also accompanied Prabhas in promoting the movie at last year’s San Diego Comic Con, was always going to try to emulate the success of S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR, which rode a wave of optimism in 2022 to win an Oscar. For a new generation of Western spectators, it also functioned as an introduction to mainstream Indian cinema. After earning $11 million in its first five days of release in North America, Kalki 2898 AD is hoping to surpass RRR’s $15 million career domestic haul this coming weekend. With a $20 million North American box office haul in 2017, Prabhas and Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion continues to be the highest-grossing Indian picture.

Prabhas’ Films Are In a League of Their Own At the Global Box Office

With Kalki 2898 AD, the superstar has returned to the top after more than five years of underwhelming performance. Following the release of Baahubali 2, Prabhas starred in a string of high-profile failures until Salaar: Part 1 — Ceasefire, released last year, became his first major hit in six years. Now, he has three of the top five worldwide opening day grossing Indian film history has ever experienced. This weekend, Kalki 2898 AD will become the fourth film to reach the $100 million mark, following the successful tandem of Jawan and Pathaan, both starring Shah Rukh Khan, and the contentious Animal. However, there is still a long way to go before it can equal or exceed the $170 million and $215 million lifetime global hauls of RRR and Baahubali 2.

Kalki 2898 AD, like other large-scale productions, was released in several Indian languages. There are several distinct local-language film businesses in India, but they don’t generally collaborate. However, since the epidemic, streaming services have let people to watch films from all over the nation. This weekend, Kalki 2898 AD will, in an extremely uncommon occasion, face off against another Indian movie at the domestic box office: the vicious action thriller Kill. Kalki 2898 AD, which also stars Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Amitabh Bachchan, is currently showing in theatres.