Kesari 2 Box Office Collection Day 3: At Rs 30 cr, Akshay Kumar’s latest earns 50 percent less than Kesari; trails behind Sky Force and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

“All eyes are now on the crucial, make-or-break Monday numbers… #KesariChapter2 must sustain its momentum through the weekdays to ensure a healthy Week 1 total. As mentioned earlier, the absence of major releases until [Thursday] 1 May should work in its favour. #KesariChapter2 [Week 1] Fri 7.84 cr, Sat 10.08 cr, Sun 11.70 cr. Total: ₹ 29.62 cr. #India biz | Nett BOC | #Boxoffice,” he wrote.

Kesari 2 box office collection official figures (Photo: Kesari 2 team)

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As per official figures, Kesari 2 earned Rs 17.92 crores in two days. While the film has earned better than Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein and Sarfira, it massively trails behind Akshay Kumar’s last film, Sky Force. Sky Force, which that released in January 2025, had collected more than Rs 60 crores in three days. Kesari 2 has not been able to overtake Akshay’s Bade Miyan Chote Miyan either. However, the film has performed better than his Khel Khel Mein and Sarfira.

While Kesari Chapter 2 received decent reviews, the film has not performed half as well as its predecessor, Kesari. The first iteration of the franchise had collected Rs 56.56 crores in the first weekend.

On Sunday, the overall occupancy for Kesari 2 was 32.23 percent with a total of 3,992 shows running all over India. Chennai had the highest occupancy of 72.25 percent with 47 shows. Kesari 2’s occupancy in Hyderabad was 46.25 percent with 156 shows, while in Bengaluru it was 43.50 percent with 269 shows. In Mumbai, Kesari 2 has an occupancy of 28.75 percent with 796 shows, while in Delhi-NCR, the film’s occupancy was 35.25 percent with 950 shows.

Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story Of Jallianwala Bagh has been directed by Karan Singh Tyagi and produced by Dharma Productions, Leo Media Collective, and Cape Of Good Films. The film also stars R Madhavan, Ananya Panday, Alexx O’Nell, and Regina Cassandra in important roles.