Akshay Kumar starrer Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh is showing steady rise in numbers. On Day 10, the period courtroom drama has performed well than its first days earnings at the box office.
The film earned Rs 8.15 crore (early estimates), on its 2nd Sunday. Kesari 2 collected Rs 7.75 crore on Day 1, as per a report in Sacnilk. Due to the positive word of mouth, Akshay Kumar's film has shown significant growth at the box office. The total box office collection of Kesari 2 stands at Rs 65.45 crore.
Kesari 2 had an overall 29.02% Hindi occupancy on Sunday, with maximum occupancy of 41.74% in the evening shows and minimum footfall of 13.51% in the morning shows.
Here's the day-wise collection of Kesari 2.
Day 1- Rs 7.75 crore
Day 2- Rs 9.75 crore
Day 3- Rs 12 crore
Day 4- Rs 4.5 crore
Day 5- Rs 5 crore
Day 6- Rs 3.6 crore
Day 7- Rs 3.5 crore
Week 1 Collection- Rs 46.1 crore
Day 8- Rs 4.05 crore
Day 9 - Rs 7.15 crore
Day 10- Rs 8.15 crore (early estimates)
Total- Rs 65.45 crore
Kesari 2 is directed by Karan Singh Tyagi and produced by Dharma Productions. It revolves around the story of lawyer and statesman, C Sankaran Nair, who challenged the British Empire to expose the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, that took place on April 13, 1919.
Akshay Kumar plays the role of Nair, R. Madhavan is seen as British barrister R. Neville McKinley and Ananya Panday has portrayed the role of young lawyer, Dilreet Gill.
The film has mostly received positive reviews by the critics and audiences alike.
