Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Madness had to suffer at the box office on the second day of its release as Prashanth Neel’s KGF: Chapter 2 continued to make more money.
Yash-starrer KGF: Chapter 2 has once again started minting money at the box office. The film, on the fourth Saturday, has recorded some exceptional business at the box office. Prashanth Neel’s film saw a slight dip in the collection on its fourth Friday, but it once again picked up Saturday. KGF: Chapter 2 saw a dip when Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was released in the Indian theatres on Friday, May 06. The Marvel Studios' latest film had a great start at the Indian box office but started stumbling on the second day of its release.
Even though Doctor Strange in theMultiverse of Madness has been hailed as “one of the best MCU films” the film seems to struggle in front of KGF: Chapter 2 as the latter once again picked up the business on Saturday. May 7.
KGF: Chapter 2 has surprised even the trade pundits by collecting 50 per cent more on Saturday as compared to its Friday collection in the fourth week. Meanwhile, the film has also crossed the Rs 1,112 crore mark in the worldwide collection and is on its way to becoming the highest-grossing film of the year so far.
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The film 'KGF Chapter 2', which made Kannada superstar Yash a pan India star, is receiving love and affection across the world, due to which the film has even surpassed the record worldwide collection of Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer RRR. The worldwide collection of SS Rajamouli’s RRR crossed Rs 1,112 crore in six weeks. However, KGF: Chapter 2 collected Rs 1100 crore on the fourth Saturday itself, two weeks before RRR’s collection.
Earnings on Saturday: The film 'KGF Chapter 2' has collected a gross of Rs 12.70 crore and a net collection of about Rs 11 crore on the 24th day of its release i.e. Saturday (the fourth Saturday since its release), including all languages. While the Hindi version of the film had earned only Rs 3.85 crore a day earlier, on Saturday, the film’s collection saw a jump of 50 per cent, beating Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Yash’s film (Hindi) collected around Rs 5.50 crore at the box office, reportedly.
The total domestic collection of the film 'KGF Chapter 2' has now reached around Rs 798 crore. In this, the contribution of the Hindi version alone has been around Rs 407.30 crore, reportedly. Marvel Studios' Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer Doctor Strange in theMultiverse of Madness hasn't gone down well with consummate fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film's collections are expected to drop sharply once the advance bookings are over.