There wasn’t a lot new opening this weekend specialty-wise but few notable holdovers continued to crank in moderate release namely Kalki 2898 AD , which is on fire, as well as Thelma and Kinds Of Kindness . Kalki will end at no. 8 on 925 screens in week two, the second weekend in the top ten for the Telugu sci-fi epic from Prathyangira Cinemas, which was no.
five a week ago. That’s unusual, as Indian films tend to do most of their business opening weekend. Kalki , also outgrossed Kill , a Hindi action film that debuted this weekend.
With a $1.79 million gross and a cume of $16 million, Kalki is one of the highest grossing Indian film in North America in well over a year, according to data provided by Comscore. Hugely popular RRR in 2022 and Animal last year both ended their runs with about $15 million domestic.
Paathan hit $17.5 million in 2023. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion took in $20 million in 2017.
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