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Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 is performing well at the North American box office, grossing over $1 million in its first five days, with Canada being a particularly strong market. While domestic earnings have been steady, the film's international performance, especially in Sikh-dominated regions, is promising. Industry trackers anticipate further growth, potentially reaching $1.
Akshay Kumar’s much-anticipated historical
Kesari
Chapter 2 is making its presence felt at the North American box office. According to the latest figures, the film has grossed an impressive $172,341 on its fifth day from 298 locations, taking its total reported gross in North America to $1,077,447 ( Rs 9.22 crore ) .The film also featured
R Madhavan
and Ananya Panday in leading roles.
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In the United States alone, the film has collected $479,885 so far. Meanwhile, the film’s performance in Canada has been particularly noteworthy, with Kesari Chapter 2 earning CAD $597,562 by the end of Day 5. The strong showing in Canada reflects Akshay Kumar’s significant fan base in the region, where his patriotic dramas and action entertainers have traditionally performed well.
The film, which is a spiritual sequel to the 2019 hit Kesari, continues the saga of Indians taking on foreign powers. Directed by Karan Singh Tyagi- the film is based on Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat’s book The Case That Shook The Empire. The book talks about the case that was fought by Sir C Sankaran Nair and the British Crown after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that took place in Amritsar.
Back home in India, Kesari Chapter 2 has registered a total of Rs 42 crore at the domestic box office within its first six days of release. While the film opened with strong collections, weekday drops have been steady but controlled, keeping it in the race for a respectable lifetime total.
Trade note that while the film hasn’t matched the blockbuster pace of Kumar’s previous patriotic hits like Kesari or Airlift, it has found a loyal audience in international territories. North America, in particular, has shown consistent footfalls, especially in Canada’s Sikh-dominated regions.
With the weekend approaching and with just one big film Ground Zero starring Emraan Hashmi releasing, industry trackers are hopeful that Kesari Chapter 2 will add a solid chunk to its total in both domestic and overseas markets. If the current trend continues, the film could comfortably cross the $1.5 million mark in North America by the end of its second weekend, securing a spot among the year’s better-performing Bollywood titles overseas.
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