Kesari box office collection day 1: Akshay Kumar’s movie rakes in Rs 21.50 crore; becomes the Highest Holi grosser

Akshay Kumar’s movie Kesari based on the Battle of Saragarhi has impressed everyone. We told you how the film has opened well and the trade was predicting a huge figure. And looks like they were bang on! Kesari has raked in Rs 21.50 crore on day 1 at the box office. In fact, even with most of the theatres across India opening post noon, the movie has raked in such a huge amount. With people celebrating the festival of colours, Kesari had half a day to capitalise and earn its share at the box office. And it did it with ease!

In fact, if you compare all the Holi releases till now, you’ll realise Kesari has taken the highest Holi-day opening till date too. Varun Dhawan’s Badrinath Ki Dulhania (Rs 13 crore) held this record earlier, but Kesari has now bagged it. Huge, isn’t it? With an extended weekend and such good reviews coming in, we are sure the historical will have a fantastic first weekend. But will it be able to breach the Rs 100 crore barrier in the opening weekend? That’s something we will have to wait and watch. In the meantime, share with us your review of the movie in the comments section below!

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Our reviewer – Suguna Sundaram was also impressed with the movie and its story. With so much of praise pouring in for the movie and Akshay – Parineeti Chopra’s act, we are keen to see how much will it earn at the box office. Will it become the highest grosser of 2019? Let’s wait and watch. Directed by Anurag Singh, the movie chronicles the brave battle 21 Sikh soldiers fought against 10000 Afghani tribesmen in 1897 to protect Fort Saragarhi. With no competition, the film will continue to rake in the moolah at the box office. So stay tuned to CineBlitz for more news and updates about Kesari right here.