Despite a promising start fueled by the star power of Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan, and Ananya Panday, the box office performance of the historical courtroom drama Kesari: Chapter 2 took a significant downturn after its opening weekend, with a substantial drop in collections on Monday. According to Industry tracker Sacnilk, the film experienced only a marginal increase on its fifth day, Tuesday, adding Rs 5 crore to its earnings. However, the net India collection reached Rs 39 crore by the end of Tuesday.
Box office collection of Kesari Chapter 2
As the movie is running for day 6 on Wednesday, it has earned Rs 1.33 crore till 5 PM, with total India collection reaching more than Rs 40 crore at the box office.
According to the Industry tracker Sacnilk, the film opened strongly with Rs 7.75 crore on its first Friday, followed by significant growth on Saturday (Rs 9.75 crore, a 25.81% increase) and Sunday (Rs 12 crore, a further 23.08% rise). However, as is typical, the collections saw a substantial drop on Monday (Rs 4.5 crore, a -62.50% change) before recovering slightly on Tuesday (Rs 5 crore, an 11.11% increase).
Occupancy rate of Kesari Chapter 2
According to the Indian Express, across India, Kesari Chapter 2 maintained an average occupancy of 23.25 per cent on Tuesday, with a total of 4232 screenings. Regionally, Jaipur demonstrated the strongest audience interest with a 42.50 per cent occupancy across its 156 shows.
Chennai followed with a 30.33 per cent occupancy across 35 shows, while Delhi-NCR also showed significant engagement at 30.25 per cent across a substantial 1088 shows. Mumbai recorded an occupancy of 23.25 per cent for its 802 shows. In contrast, Surat registered the lowest occupancy at 15.75 per cent across 274 shows.
Kesari Chapter 2 Movie Plot
Unlike its predecessor, which centred on the Battle of Saragarhi, “Kesari Chapter 2” delves into the post-Jallianwala Bagh massacre period, spotlighting the legal crusade of C. Sankaran Nair, portrayed by Akshay Kumar, against the British Empire. This courtroom drama draws its narrative from the book “The Case That Shook the Empire” by Raghu and Pushpa Palat, chronicling Nair’s fight for justice in the aftermath of the tragic event.