Kalank box office day 2: Alia Bhatt-Varun Dhawan film registers major dip, earns estimated ₹10 crore

Alia Bhatt-Varun Dhawan’s Kalank saw a huge drop in collections on the second day and earned ₹10 crore, making a total of ₹31 crore. Details inside.

After registering the highest opening collection of the year, Bollywood’s latest release Kalank saw a major dip in collections on the second day of its release following mixed reviews and criticism over the narrative. While critics have appreciated Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan’s performances and Madhuri Dixit’s elegant presence in the film, it has majorly been panned for being lengthy and predictable. According to early estimates, Kalank has earned ₹10 crore on Thursday, more than 50% drop in the earnings from day one. The two-day total for the movie now stands at ₹31 crore.

AliaBhatt and Varun Dhawan play lead roles in Kalank that has earned ₹31 crore in two days.

A BoxofficeIndia report claimed the film collected an estimated ₹10-10.5 crore on the second day. The film has also earned ₹51 crore overseas, trade analyst Joginder Tuteja tweeted.

Directed by Abhishek Varman of 2 States fame, Kalank collected ₹21.06 crore on Wednesday — the first day of the release. With the collection on the first day, which was a holiday on account of Mahavir Jayanti, the film became 2019’s highest opener, highest opener for Alia Bhatt and Varun’s careers as well as their biggest opener together.

The period war film, Kesari starring Akshay Kumar has been pushed to second position on the list of top openers of 2019 and Alia Bhatt-Ranveer Singh-starrer Gully Boy is a close third with ₹19.41 crore opening collection. While Varun’s highest opener before Kalank was Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol-starrer Dilwale with an earning of ₹21 crore, Alia had Gully Boy as her highest opener. Alia and Varun had their best opening collection together with their last outing — Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017) which earned ₹12.25 crore on day one of its release.

 

Produced by Karan Johar, Kalank is a period drama set in the 1940s and filmed on grand and lavish sets. Kalank, that also stars Madhuri, Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha, is a story of family, passion and emotions.

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