The Akshay Kumar starrer Kesari that hit screens last week on Thursday opened on a slow note on account of Holi. However, the business of the film that hit 3600 screens saw a jump in collections over evening and night shows. In fact, the box office collections of Kesari on its opening day saw Rs. 21.06 cr coming in making it the highest opening day grosser of 2019.
In this box office analysis we take a look at the opening weekend collections of Kesari while comparing the same to previous releases of 2019. Enjoying an extended festive four day opening weekend the business of Kesari recorded Rs. 78.07 cr at the box office window managing to surpass the collections of the previously released Ranveer Singh starrer Gully Boy that had collected Rs. 72.45 cr. With this, the Akshay Kumar starrer has now become the highest opening weekend grosser of 2019. Apart from Gully Boy, the opening weekend collections of Kesari have managed to record better number than other releases like Total Dhamaal that collected Rs. 62.40 cr, Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi that collected Rs. 41.35 cr, Uri - The Surgical Strike that collected Rs. 35.73 cr, Luka Chuppi that collected Rs. 32.13 cr, Badla that collected Rs. 23.20 cr, The Accidental Prime Minister that collected Rs. 11.90 cr, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga that collected Rs. 11.83 cr, and Thackeray that collected Rs. 10.50 cr.
As of now, though Kesari holds strong at the box office, trade experts state that the ongoing IPL season has in fact impacted the overall opening weekend collections of the film. However, with strong word of mouth expectations are that the business of Kesari will continue to see growth on weekdays as well.
Top 10 Highest Opening Weekend grossers of 2019
Movie Name – Opening Weekend collections
Kesari - Rs. 78.07 cr
Gully Boy - Rs. 72.45 cr
Total Dhamaal - Rs. 62.40 cr
Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi - Rs. 41.35 cr
Uri - The Surgical Strike - Rs. 35.73 cr
Luka Chuppi - Rs. 32.13 cr
Badla - Rs. 23.20 cr
The Accidental Prime Minister - Rs. 11.90 cr
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga - Rs. 11.83 cr
Thackeray - Rs. 10.50 cr
