Prabhas and Deepika Padukone have set the box office on fire with their highly anticipated release, Kalki 2898 AD. The film is not only aiming for a three-digit opening in India across all languages but is also poised to become one of the top performers in Bollywood. In terms of box office collections in Hindi, it was initially expected that Kalki would surpass the top spot held by Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone’s Fighter, which earned 24.60 crore in 2024. However, it seems that Kalki will fall just short of breaking this record.
Nevertheless, Kalki 2898 AD has secured the second-highest grossing spot for Hindi films in 2024, marking a moment of celebration for Deepika Padukone, who now holds the top two spots with Fighter and Kalki. Comparing Kalki 2898 AD to Prabhas’s Hindi debut, the film’s opening day collection of almost 24 crore at the box office signifies a significant milestone. Prabhas made his Hindi debut with the dubbed version of Baahubali: The Beginning, which earned 5.15 crore. The tremendous success of Nag Ashwin’s science fiction epic showcases Prabhas’s remarkable growth in the Hindi film industry.
Kalki 2898 AD’s opening collection is nearly 366% higher than Prabhas’s first Hindi dubbed film, Baahubali, directed by SS Rajamouli. Not only did Baahubali establish Prabhas as a pan-India star, but it also catapulted him to the status of a global superstar. Baahubali: The Beginning opened at 5.15 crore at the Hindi box office during a time when South Indian films did not enjoy a pan-India status.
Let’s take a look at the opening day collections of all Prabhas’s Hindi films at the box office:
Baahubali 2: 41 crore
Adipurush: 36 crore
Saaho: 24.40 crore
Kalki 2898 AD: 24 crore*
Salaar: 15.75 crore
Baahubali: The Beginning: 5.15 crore
Radhe Shyam: 4.44 crore
Prabhas’s impressive box office figures demonstrate his immense popularity and the growing demand for his films among audiences in Hindi cinema. Stay tuned to know more about the film only with us.
