Kesari Box Office Collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar starrer historical drama surpasses Rs 75 crore mark

Kesari Box Office Collection: Kesari is also Akshay Kumar's second biggest opener after the movie Gold which was released last year. Talking about Kesari, the same is directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Karan Johar and Sunil Khetarpal.

By Nikita Roy

Updated on Mar 26, 2019 | 10:26 AM IST | 519.1K

Kesari Box Office Collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar starrer historical drama surpasses Rs 75 crore mark

Akshay Kumar's action-war drama is getting praises from all the quarters. In terms of box office collection, the movie has successfully cashed on the extended weekend. The movie which is already the highest opener of the year till now has crossed the mark of Rs 75 crores as yesterday the movie minted around Rs 21.50 crores. For the unversed, the movie crossed Rs 50-crore mark on Saturday by adding another Rs 18.75 crores to its earnings. So, the total BOC stands at Rs 78.25 crore nett.

The film is also Akshay Kumar's second biggest opener after the movie Gold which was released last year. The movie had garnered approx. Rs 25.25 crores on its day one. "The film has done well in all circuits over the extended weekend but is best in Delhi / UP, East Punjab and Rajasthan. Mumbai was helped by a big first day but Delhi / UP should score over Mumbai in the weekdays," BOI report read.

Talking about the movie, the same is directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Karan Johar and Sunil Khetarpal. The movie follows the events that lead up to the lesser known but significant Battle of Saragarhi. During the valiant battle, a troop of 21 Indian Sikh soldiers fought an army of approximately 10,000 Afghan invaders. Apart from Akshay Kumar, the movie also stars Parineeti Chopra, Mir Sarwar, Jaspreet Singh, Vivek Saini and Vikram Kochhar among others in supporting roles.