Kalki 2898 AD, starring Prabhas, has been in the theatres for a week and has already surpassed the ₹ 600 crore mark globally, as per Sacnilk. In India, the dystopian epic began its box office journey with ₹ 95.3 crore nett. The film’s seventh-day earnings reached ₹ 23.2 crore. The film has experienced a 75 per cent drop in collections since its release. Notably, from the sixth to the seventh day, the decline was only 14.23 per cent, bringing its nett collection to ₹ 393.4 crore according to Sacnilk.

On its seventh day, the Telugu version of Kalki 2898 AD recorded an overall occupancy of 31.38 per cent. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the film was released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, English and Malayalam. The Telugu release grossed ₹ 202.8 crore in its first week in India, while the Hindi version earned ₹ 152.5 crore, placing it as the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of the year behind Fighter, which garnered ₹ 199.45 crore, as reported by Bollywood Hungama. Kalki 2898 AD has surpassed Ajay Devgn’s Shaitaan, which earned ₹ 149.49 crore nett.

Despite a challenging year for Hindi films at the box office in 2024, Kalki 2898 AD might become the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year during its theatrical run. Globally, it has emerged as the most successful Indian film of 2024. Six days into its release, Vyjayanthi Movies reported global earnings of ₹ 610 crore. While it