‘Kesari’ Box-Office Report: Akshay Kumar starrer reaps big on opening day

‘Kesari’ released this week to mixed reviews, but going by the box-office report, it seems that the movie has started on a winning note. Based on The Battle Of Saragarhi, the movie showcases the brave battle between 21 Sikhs and 10,000 Afghan soldiers.

Taking to Twitter, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the figures,

#Kesari roars… Sets the BO on ???… Emerges the biggest opener of 2019 [so far]… After limited shows in morning/noon [#Holi festivities], the biz witnessed massive growth from 3 pm/4 pm onwards… Evening shows saw terrific occupancy… Thu ₹ 21.50 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 22, 2019

According to Taran, the movie is also Akshay’s biggest opening after ‘Gold’. It has also grossed the maximum amount on its opening day (in 2019).

Top *Opening Day* biz – 2019…
1. #Kesari ₹ 21.50 cr [Thu]
2. #GullyBoy ₹ 19.40 cr [Thu]
3. #TotalDhamaal ₹ 16.50 cr
4. #CaptainMarvel ₹ 13.01 cr
Note: ₹ 10 cr+ openers.
India biz.#Kesari is Akshay Kumar’s second biggest opener, after #Gold [₹ 25.25 cr; #IndependenceDay].

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 22, 2019

In our review of the movie, we wrote, “What’s pricked me the most about ‘Kesari’ is that the film has shown 21 Sikhs battle against 10,000 Afghans merely on the basis of chest thumping patriotism. If they had shown the Sikhs use some intelligence and guile, I would have appreciated it more. Still, I wouldn’t say that I saw a shoddy film and that my time was wasted. Only because Akshay Kumar’s stellar screen presence and inspiring dialogue delivery just about manages to take you back to 1897.”

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