Apr 20, 2025 07:24 PM IST
Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection day 3: Akshay Kumar plays the real-life lawyer C Sankaran Nair in this historical courtroom drama.
Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection day 3: Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan and Ananya Panday’s period drama, Kesari Chapter 2, had a decent start at the box office. The historical courtroom drama received positive reviews and word of mouth from fans, which enabled an improvement in numbers during the weekend. As per the latest box office update by Sacnilk.com, the film has now crossed the ₹ 25 crore mark within three days. (Also read: ₹30 crore”>Kesari Chapter 2 worldwide box office collection day 2: Akshay Kumar film beats Emergency lifetime haul, earns ₹30 crore)
Kesari Chapter 2 box office update
The report states that Kesari Chapter 2 showed a growth in numbers on its third day of release. The film collected ₹ 8.32 crore by 7 PM. Its opening day collections stood at ₹ 7.75 crore, while the second day numbers showed a growth at ₹ 9.75 crore. Overall, the total collections now stand at ₹ 25.82 crore.
This is still less in comparison to Akshay’s previous release Sky Force, which collected ₹27.50 crore on its third day of release. Sky Force had a much higher opening weekend haul, with a strong domestic nett figure of ₹61.75 crore.
Kesari Chapter 2 had a 26.94% Hindi Occupancy on Sunday. The occupancy for morning shows was at 17.28%, while for afternoon shows, it increased to 36.60%.
About the film
This film is directed by Karan Singh Tyagi and produced by Dharma Productions, Leo Media Collective, and Cape Of Good Films. The film is based on the book The Case That Shook the Empire by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat, centred around C Sankaran Nair and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Akshay essays the role of real-life figure C Sankaran Nair, a lawyer who fights against the British Raj to uncover the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Meanwhile, R Madhavan stars as Advocate Neville McKinley, and Ananya Panday plays the character of Dilreet Gill.
