India, April 18 -- Kesari Chapter 2 box office collection day 1: Kesari Chapter 2, featuring Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, and Ananya Panday, was one of the most anticipated releases of the year. The film, which tells the untold story of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, opened to positive reviews. As per the latest box office update on Sacnilk, the film has collected slightly above Rs.7 crore in its opening day. (Also read: Kesari Chapter 2 celeb reviews: Vicky Kaushal, Urmila Matondkar call Akshay Kumar, Ananya, R Madhavan 'absolute magic')

The box office report states that Kesari Chapter 2 collected Rs.7.5 crore, as per early estimates. It registered an overall 17.40% Hindi occupancy on Friday. On its opening day, the occupancy for its...