'Kesari 2' Faces Stiff Competition from 'Jaat': Sunday Box Office Report

Kesari 2 vs Jaat: Box Office Clash Akshay Kumar and Sunny Deol are facing off at the box office. The weekend collections for both their films are in. Let’s find out how *Jaat* and *Kesari 2* performed on Sunday.

Kesari Chapter 2 and Jaat Box Office Collection: Sunny Deol’s film ‘Jaat’ has been in theatres for 11 days, receiving mixed reviews. Made on a budget of ₹100 crore, it has grossed ₹74.55 crore so far. While its collection fluctuates, witnessing dips during weekdays and surges on weekends, this weekend’s performance fell short of expectations. This is largely due to the release of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ on Friday, 18 April, which is proving to be stiff competition. Let’s examine the Sunday collections of both films…

‘Jaat’ Sunday Collection (Jaat Box office collection Day 11)

According to Sacnilk data, Sunny Deol’s ‘Jaat’ has seen fluctuating collections over its 11-day run, yet it maintains a strong presence in cinemas. While it earned less than ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ on Sunday, it significantly outperformed its Saturday collection. After earning ₹3.75 crore on Saturday, it raked in ₹5.15 crore on Sunday, its 11th day, bringing its total to ₹74.55 crore.

Kesari Chapter 2 Box office collection Day 3

‘Kesari Chapter 2’ released just three days ago, opened with ₹7.75 crore. Its collection increased on Saturday to ₹9.75 crore. On Sunday, it significantly outperformed ‘Jaat’, earning ₹12.25 crore, bringing its total to ₹29.75 crore. This film is a sequel to ‘Kesari’. The story is based on the book ‘The Case That Shook the Empire’ by Shankaran Nair’s son, Raghu Palat, and daughter-in-law, Pushpa Palat, focusing on C. Shankaran Nair and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Akshay Kumar plays C. Shankaran Nair, a role that is receiving positive feedback.