Kalank earned Rs 21.60 crore on the day of its release, making it the biggest opener of 2019. Kalank directed by Abhishek Varman has not witnessed much growth in its revenue on the third day of its release, despite the holiday of Good Friday. On 19 April (Friday), the film raked in Rs 11.60 crore, taking its total domestic collection to Rs 44.65 crore. While the film became 2019's biggest opener, there was almost a 50 percent drop on Day 2. Trade analysts write that Kalank has been performing better in multiplexes as compared to mass circuits. #Kalank sees minimal growth on Day 3 [#GoodFriday holiday]... Big jump is clearly missing... Plexes better, mass circuits ordinary/weak... Now dependent on Sat and Sun to add to the total... Wed 21.60 cr, Thu 11.45 cr, Fri 11.60 cr. Total: ₹ 44.65 cr. India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 20, 2019 The film stars Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit, making it one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. However, it failed to impress audience and critics alike for its storyline and also received some backlash for its portrayal of the Partition. Even the performances by most of the cast was underwhelming with critics only lauding Kapur and Bhatt's acting. Kalank has been backed by Fox Star Studios, Sajid Nadiadwala, Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta of Dharma Productions.<doc-sep>Karan Johar's ambitious project Kalank has witnessed a huge fall in its box office collection on Monday. According a report in Boxofficeindia.com, the multi-starrer collected an estimated Rs 3.50 crore on its sixth day, bringing its total collection to Rs 69.50 crore. Kalank witnessed highest opening of 2019, followed by Akshay Kumar's Kesari and Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy. The film collected Rs 21.60 crore on Day 1, But, the film's collections have dropped rapidly since then. Kalank collected Rs 11.45 crore on Day 2, Rs 11.60 crore on Day 3, Rs 9.75 crore on Day 4 and Rs 11.63 crore on Day 5. The film has received criticism by both critics and audience because of its long duration, poor editing and abrupt storyline. The collections of Kalank is likely to dip further as Hollywood superhero film Avengers: Endgame is going to hit the screens on Friday, said trade analyst and movie critic Taran Adarsh. Endgame has already sold one million tickets in 24 hours in India. #AvengersEndgame advance booking is unheard of, unimaginable and unprecedented... Much, much better than several #Hindi biggies that opened in 2018 and 2019... Eyes a record-breaking, historic start in #India... Dear BO records, get ready to be smashed and shattered! — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 22, 2019 Kalank, set in the 1940s, is a period drama, which revolves around stories of six characters who are connected by love and revenge. Directed by Abhishek Varman, Kalank stars Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Duttt, Madhuri Dixit, Kunal Khemu, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapoor in lead roles. The film hit the screens on April 17. Also read: Avengers Endgame Box Office Prediction: Disney-MCU's upcoming release expected to earn Rs 400 crore in India Also read: Kalank Box Office Collection Day 5: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt's film earns Rs 66.03 crore in 5 days<doc-sep>Kalank stayed low on Tuesday as Rs. 3.50 crores* came in. Though the film somehow managed to hang on during the weekend, it isn’t really the case during the weekdays as the numbers are lesser than Rs. 5 crores each, something that had to be the case of it had to take a shot at the Rs. 100 crores lifetime. Currently the film stands at Rs. 73.50 crores* and that’s practically the first week collections since the film had released on Wednesday. With a couple of more days to collect with not much of a competition around, the film should gather Rs. 5-6 crores more. Post that it would still get some screens since Avengers: Endgame is arriving at select theatres. Hence, it would be interesting to see how much does it collect in the second week. The Tashkent Files is growing further at the Box Office with every passing day. The film is now clearly a theatrical success too as second Tuesday (Rs. 0.58 crores) has turned out to be bigger than the second Monday (Rs. 0.46 crores). In fact these are the highest collections for the film on the weekdays and that too when it is running at a very low count of screens. For director Vivek Agnihotri and Zee, there is a lot to rejoice since the film has now accumulated Rs. 6.84 crores already. The ensemble affair could well come very close to the Rs. 8 crores mark before the week is through and then should hit a lifetime of Rs. 10 crores or more in the final run. A good surprise success. *Estimates. Final numbers awaited<doc-sep>Karan Johar production's latest film Kalank is struggling to entertain the audience at the box office. However, the big-budget film, featuring a bunch of A-list actors from Bollywood, has so far collected an estimated Rs 42 crore at the box office. Kalank hit the screen on April 17, and made the most of its Wednesday opening, which coincided with Mahavir Jayanti. With Rs 21.60 crore, Kalank became 2019's highest opener and also the biggest opening for Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan's careers. However, on Day 2 the film witnessed a steep decline of 46% in its box office collection. From a whopping of Rs 21.60 crore, the film fell to Rs 11.45 crore on Thursday. On Day 3, Kalank performed worse and minted around Rs 10.5 crore, reported boxofficeindia.com. Kalank has received harsh reviews from both critics and the audience. Trade analyst and movie critic Taran Adarsh called Kalank 'disappointing'. Crtics have slammed the movie's screenplay, editing and its duration. Kalank is 2 hours 50 minutes long. Despite all the criticism, Kalank has performed better in metros including Mumbai, Delhi and Mysore regions, but not so well in the Hindi belt, including East Punjab. According to boxofficeindia.com, Kalank collected Rs 12 crore in Mumbai, Rs 8.75 crore in Delhi and and Rs 2.59 crore in UP circuit. Directed by Abhishek Varman of 2 States fame, Kalank is a love story set in the 1940s. Kalank brings together two of the most popular Bollywood pairings - Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit have been featured together in a Hindi film after a gap of 22 years. The duo was last seen in 1997 release, Mahaanta. Besides, Kalank also marks the fourth collaboration between Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan after Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Student of the Year, and Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Apart from them, Kalank also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunal Khemu. Also read: TamilRockers leaks Kalank: Madhuri Dixit-Sanjay Dutt's movie full movie available online Also read: Kalank box office collection Day 2: Varun, Alia's film rakes in a meagre Rs 11.45 crore<doc-sep>
Despite the long-weekend and the A-list star-cast, Karan Johar's latest film Kalank has failed to pull the audience to the theaters. The film has collected only Rs 54.50 crore so far at the box office. Kalank hit the screens on April 17 and collected Rs 21.60 crore on its opening day. However, after the first day collections, the film has witnessed a huge plunge in its profits. According to boxofficeindia.com, Kalank has been witnessing drop at the box office every single day. After earning Rs 21.6 crore on its opening day, the film saw a drop in numbers on Day 2. It collected Rs 11.45 crore on Thursday. The third day numbers saw only a slight jump, when it made Rs 11.6 crore on Friday. The numbers slumped further on Saturday. The film earned Rs 9.75 crore, thus taking the total to Rs 54.4 crore, reported trade analyst and movie critic Taran Adarsh. #Kalank is clearly underperforming... Dips on Day 4 [Sat]... Trending is weak, so big biz on Day 5 [Sun] is ruled out... Wed 21.60 cr, Thu 11.45 cr, Fri 11.60 cr, Sat 9.75 cr. Total: ₹ 54.40 cr. India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 21, 2019 Taran Adarsh appreciated Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu 's performances, but has slammed film's music, it's duration and storyline. #OneWordReview…#Kalank: DISAPPOINTING. Rating: ⭐️⭐️ Doesn’t live up to the expectations... Writing, music, length play spoilsport... Few dramatic portions work... Second half engaging in parts... Good climax... Varun, Alia, Madhuri, Aditya, Kunal Kemmu top notch. #KalankReviewpic.twitter.com/rJgyNi3Ain — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 17, 2019 According to boxofficeindia.com, Kalank's collection may reach up to Rs 60 crore till Sunday and has projected a dull business in the upcoming week. Kalank is made on a budget of Rs 150 crore. The film is a period drama, directed by Abhishek Varman. The makers of Kalank strategically chose April 17, Mahavir Jayanti - a partial holiday - for the release as it is followed by an extended weekend with Good Friday on April 19. However, star cast like Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit have failed to impress the audience at the box office so far.