Kabali Box Office Collections in India

Rajnikanth’s Kabali has created history at the box office, by recording the highest ever single-day collections for a film. The achievement is immense when you consider the fact that ‘Kabali’ is a regional film targeted mainly at audience in a couple of South States, but the level of business of the film is better than the biggest Hindi release of the year ‘Sultan’.

As per trade and official sources, the Day 1 box office collections of ‘Kabali’ is as follows. All figures are gross.

  • Tamilnadu collections – 21 crore (could be a little more when the final collections come in)
  • Andhra / Telangana collections – 12 crore
  • Others (Kerala, Karnataka and collections from other versions except Hindi) – 19.5 crore
  • Hindi Version – 5.2 crore
  • Total - 57.7 crore (approx, gross)

The industry is abuzz with comparisons between ‘Kabali’ and ‘Sultan’, but the comparison in itself is unfair to the Rajnikanth starrer. It’s like comparing the collections of a Hollywood film to Bollywood.

Rajnikanth’s main market in India is restricted to a couple of South states and the footfalls that he generates in one state is comparable to the all-India footfalls of the biggest of Hindi films. That in itself puts him way ahead of every other superstar in the country (i.e in his markets) and the very fact that he has a strong-hold over his audience at the age of 65 is simply phenomenal. In contrast to his screen image, the off-screen personality of the simple and down-to-earth Rajnikanth has also helped increase the love that he gets from his fans.

“Will the country ever see another superstar like Rajnikanth” is a question that’s all over newspapers, which is understandable because the hero-worship on Friday crossed all levels on insanity. Major superstars in the south like Pawan Kalyan for example also command crazy following, but Rajnikanth has crossed boundaries and his appeal has stretched far beyond his state and even to countries like Malaysia and Japan.

Meanwhile, even though the word-of-mouth of the film is mixed to negative, the producer of the film is elated by the response that ‘Kabali’ has got on Day 1. He claims the worldwide gross could cross 100 crore on the first day.

“It is god’s blessing that the film is doing so well. The collection is amazing not only in India but all over the world. Language does not seem to be a barrier as everyone is coming to see the film. It has created history and an all time record all over the world. The collection figure is awaited but I am assuming it has easily made Rs 100 crore on the first day” Kalaipuli S. Thanu said.

The producer of the film also declared that Rajnikanth is the only superstar in the country.

“It is the best collection an Indian actor has ever had. It shows that there is only one superstar and that is Rajinikanth” he added.

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106 Comments

  • Hindi version 5.2cr…!! Huge manipulation. Trade is 3cr. Where r trade fans hiding now. .plz complain about manipulation. Shame. Bolly films hardly show inflation nowadays but holly south r regularly doing it without any controversy. Shame

  • Fox star has bought d Hindi version for 15cr. So they need 35cr to become hit. Looks impossible as day1 nett is 3cr

  • ya, he is the greatest superstar ever..but the film is very average its neither a mass movie like Shivaji nor a classic like dhalapathi…very disappointed thailaivaaaa…..

  • Unargubly the biggest star in the country
    In terms of box office collection, and biggest star of the world in terms of craze,
    People are mad for him
    He doesn’t require EDX holiday to release his film
    A genuine bollywood movie lover

  • most over hyped movie….there was nothing in it….this movie has given me a headache….. watching it was my big mistake…. I enjoyed Sivaji,Robot but this one is an utter crap movie……. dislike if agree ;)

  • Ok. U gave gross fig. Not nett. I thought 5.2cr was nett. Bt how did its tamil version score 19cr gross in ROI. Anyways congrats

  • To all those who are doubting the figures: 5.2 crore is the gross Hindi collection; Net would be somewhere closer to 3 crores only.

  • Why gross?
    Tell us net collection.
    Hindi net is only 3 for 1st day .

    And never seen any director blubbering so much about collection of opening day…! He was claiming it will do 500 cr business, looks like now he realised it will not do 500 business so he is Blubbering about its opening…!

  • Salute to all south movies. Never expect them the truth. They are famous for exaggerating and manipulating figures.

    Let’s be real, how can kabali collect that huge money in three four states? Somebody please elaborate and explain to me.

    Anyway, next year all Flop Kumar fans will say robot 2 collected 100 cr first day because of akki ??

  • @Indicine : A big mistake from your part. Dont compare Pawan kalyan here. After Rajni, fan base is most for Kamalhassan, Vijay, Ajith, Ram charan and Mahesh Babu. Pawan is nothing infront of these Stars.

  • In contrast to his screen image, the off-screen personality of the simple and down-to-earth Rajnikanth has also helped increase the love that he gets from his fans.
    Best description

  • NOW I am 100% sue that
    ROBOT 2 is will create HISTORY at BO.
    Bollywood SUPERSTAR AKKI with SOUTH MEGASTAR RAJNI & Above all Brilliant Director S SHANKAR.

  • Super collection Rajni Rox , but I am disappointment with the film . It was so bored film no action , no emotion , no story . And biggest disappointment was dubbing of film it wasn’t not nowhere close to Baahubali .
    I couldn’t understand to do such what exactly want to show in film . I spent 180 Rs for this crap film . Sorry some Rajni fan ibam also fan . I have never expected Rajni sir will do film like this . Even I think Tees Maar Khan & Marigold were classic movie .

  • Now SRK fans will cry when HR movie will crush SRK movie….and SRK fans will say because of clash dude SRK tried to release it on eid what happen…the star never runs…so I guess u stubborn SRK fans still think SRK is bigger but take boxoffice collection in mind and dive through it….observe the trend and SRK was a mere dust that has been settled for Infiniti ….now the SALMAN bhai Thunder is roaring for another Infiniti

  • Kamal Hassan is one of the finest actors in the world but Rajni sir has got the charisma, but he is a good actor too. He is like Sachin Tendulkar for the unadulterated love he gets from all sections of society and across the boundaries. Two figures who are not divisive(like khans) but brings together everyone. Respect

  • Bt i disagree with the term biggest star of India that some section of media is using for him. He is undoubtedly huge in his market and his pull in his market is more than bolly stars pan India bt still it’s limited to his 2-3 states.

    For example if tomorrow a ranji player scores a 500 in an innings he won’t become a bigger player than Lara bcz Lara scored that in an international match

    similarly calling bolly stars like srk amitabh as biggest film stars of d world is equally stupid bcz their films is limited to only India Pak Gulf where v r at the top nt not like holly who dominate most markets in d world and even hv a 10% share in a local industry heavy country like India. .!!

  • Outstanding achievement !!!! Congrats to Rajni sir and his fans.

    And good article Indicine. Not just simply quoted the box office collections but a nice little tribute to Rajni sir also. Though personally not a big fan of his, but he deserves all the adulation and praises.

    The crazy fan following Rajni sir has is indeed beyond belief. And as u mentioned that not just his screen image but it is also his “off-screen personality of the simple and down-to-earth Rajnikanth” that has helped increase the love that his fans have for him.

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