Ki and Ka debuted to decent numbers in North America that nevertheless fell short of expectations. From April 1-3, 2016, Ki and Ka earned $432,533 from 145 theaters ($2,983 average). That’s the fifth best opening weekend for a Bollywood film in the United States and Canada this year, but Ki and Ka opened in the third most theaters. Among the movies at the top of the list, Ki and Ka‘s opening weekend has more in common with that of Fitoor ($2,082 average from 163 theaters) than it does Kapoor & Sons ($6,013 average from 162 theaters).
Another thing that Ki and Ka has in common with Fitoor is a lackluster IMDb rating. Ki and Ka currently hovers at 5.9, just slightly better than Fitoor‘s 5.7. (By contrast, other big releases like Kapoor & Sons, Neerja, and Airlift all rate above 8.) With no new Hindi films likely to release in North America this coming weekend, Ki and Ka should be spared Fitoor‘s 85% drop in business from Week 1 to Week 2, but a 75% drop seems plausible.
Speaking of dramatic drops in business, Rocky Handsome‘s second weekend earnings fell by about 85% from its first. It took in $11,769 from 30 theaters ($392 average) to bring its total to $128,868.
Kapoor & Sons was still going strong in its third weekend, adding another $257,068 from 140 theaters ($1,836 average). Its total earnings stand at $2,359,775.
Neerja ran for a seventh weekend in just two theaters, earning $1,067 ($534 average) to bring its total to $1,706,830.
Source: Rentrak, via Bollywood Hungama