The Yash-starring, KGF-chapter 2 film is breaking records at the Box Office. Right after its opening week the all time blockbuster managed to hit the 100 crore, 200 crore, and 250 crore marks! Today marks 8 days for Chapter 2 and it has grossed about 13.58 crores – this brings its total earnings so far to 268.63 crores!
In this article, we examine the box office numbers for KGF – Chapter 2. In contrast to other recently released Indian films post-pandemic, the release of KGF – Chapter 2 gathered 268.63 crores in its first week; an amount higher than RRR (132.59 crores) and Sooryavanshi (120.66 crores). When compared to other recent releases such as Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files(97.30 crores), 83(71.87 crores), Gangubai Kathiawadi (69.93 crores), and Bachchhan Paandey (47.98 crores), it becomes clear that KGF – Chapter 2 has been one of India’s most successful productions since the pandemic began affecting film industry profits last year
With the recent release of the song and trailer for Yash’s KGF- Chapter 2, some are wondering what affect this might have on Shahid Kapoor’s Jersey. Trade predictions state that with a slight dip in distribution but high ticket prices, earnings from KGF-Chapter2 will still maintain. Many movie goers speculate to expect at least Rs. 300 crores worth of revenue but there has been no official announcement yet as it would only take two weekends worth of filming to reach such an amount.
Top 10 Highest Opening Week Grossers Post the Pandemic at a glance:
KGF – Chapter 2 – Rs. 268.63 cr
RRR – Rs. 132.59 cr
Sooryavanshi – Rs. 120.66 cr
The Kashmir Files – Rs. 97.3 cr
83 – Rs. 71.87 cr
Gangubai Kathiawadi – Rs. 69.93 cr
Bachchhan Paandey – Rs. 47.98 cr
Antim – The Final Truth – Rs. 29.35 cr
Pushpa: The Rise – Rs. 26.89 cr
Tadap – Rs. 21.04 cr
