Kalki 2898 AD advance booking: Prabhas’ movie projected to cross Rs 200 crore on release date, sells 13.5 lakh tickets 

Digital Desk: The futuristic action film Kalki  2898 AD starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Hassan has made headlines as the first Indian film of 2024 to surpass one million tickets sold in advance bookings for its opening day. Early figures indicate that these bookings have already generated more than Rs 37 crore.

Industry experts are now eyeing the film's potential to exceed Rs 200 crore in sales, potentially making it one of India's highest-grossing pre-sales for a movie, according to Sacnilk.

Notably, the Telugu version of "Kalki" has led the charge, amassing over Rs 31 crore in advance bookings, with the 2D version earning Rs 17.6 crore and the 3D version bringing in Rs 13.8 crore. The Telugu IMAX 3D screenings have contributed over Rs 10 lakh to this total.

Meanwhile, the Bollywood rendition of the film has also seen robust advance bookings, accumulating nearly Rs 4 crore. Specifically, the Hindi 2D version has garnered over Rs 1 crore, while the 3D version has achieved more than Rs 1.9 crore, outpacing the early bookings of Prabhas' previous film "Salaar."

"Kalki 2898 AD" is set to release in Tamil and Malayalam as well. As of now, the total advance booking revenues stand at Rs 37.25 crore, with more than 1.35 million tickets already sold.

Among Indian states, Telangana leads with collections of Rs 20.23 crore from advance bookings, featuring 2,437 shows at 66% occupancy. Andhra Pradesh follows closely with Rs 0.47 crore from 2,010 shows and 54% occupancy, while Karnataka has collected Rs 4.43 crore with 1,728 shows at 23% occupancy.

Looking ahead, projections suggest that "Kalki 2898 AD" could gross over Rs 120 crore domestically and another Rs 60 crore overseas on its opening day, potentially reaching the coveted Rs 200 crore mark, akin to successes seen by "RRR" and "Baahubali 2" in the past.