Karan Johar’s much-anticipated film Kalank might have turned out to be the biggest opener of 2019, but the film is struggling to get a decent number at the box office. The film that is a period drama and was anticipated to be grand fest is not coming true with good numbers at the box office and it took the film full four days to cross the Rs 50-crore mark. After earning Rs 21.60 crore on is opening day, it saw a fall on Day 2 as well as on the extended holiday weekend of Easter.
On Day 3, that was a Good Friday holiday, the film saw minimal growth and registered a total of Rs 44.65 crore. According to a portal, the film earned Rs 12 crore (approx) on Saturday taking its total to Rs 56.65 crore (approx). However, the film is doing good business in the international markets.
#Kalank starts with a bang... Emerges biggest opener of 2019 *so far*... Plexes terrific... Impressive cast and hype + massive screen count [4000] + #MahavirJayanti holiday have contributed to a big total... Wed 21.60 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 18, 2019
Top *Opening Day* biz - 2019...
1. #Kalank 21.60 cr [Wed]
2. #Kesari 21.06 cr [Thu]
3. #GullyBoy 19.40 cr [Thu]
4. #TotalDhamaal 16.50 cr
Note: Hindi films. 10 cr+ openers included in the list.
India biz.#Kalank is the biggest opener of Varun and Alia to date.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 18, 2019
#Kalank has a fall on Day 2... A decline was on the cards, but the drop is much higher than expected... Will be interesting to see how it fares on Day 3 [#GoodFriday]... Wed 21.60 cr, Thu 11.45 cr. Total: 33.05 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 19, 2019
#Kalank sees minimal growth on Day 3 [#GoodFriday holiday]... Big jump is clearly missing... Plexes better, mass circuits ordinary/weak... Now dependent on Sat and Sun to add to the total... Wed 21.60 cr, Thu 11.45 cr, Fri 11.60 cr. Total: 44.65 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 20, 2019
#Kalank is strong in international markets... Wed + Thu + Fri total: $ 2.85 mn [ 19.79 cr]...
Day 1: $ 740k
Day 2: $ 910k
Day 3: $ 1.2 mn
Key markets...
USA+Canada: $ 950k
UK: £ 379k
UAE+GCC: $ 715k
Australia: A$ 421k— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 20, 2019
Kalank has an ensemble cast of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunal Kemmu. Directed by Abhishek Varman the film was conceived fifteen years ago by KJo’s father Yash Johar. The film brings the hit pair of Sanjay and Madhuri back onscreen after a gap of 22 years.
(Source: Twitter)
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