Kalank movie starring Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt and Kunal Khemu, had seen a remarkable turnout on the first day. As of Monday, Kalank has bagged Rs 3.50 crore, thereby giving Kalank a total collection of Rs 69.50 crore for its first week. Kalank was released at around 4,000 screens across the country and was talk of the tinsel town till its release on April 17. the movie performed well on its first day by making a whooping collection of Rs  21.60 crore. This made it the highest grossing movie for Varun Dhawan so far. His movies like Dilwale, Judwaa 2, ABCD 2, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Dishoom and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania have collected some Rs 21 crore, Rs 16.1 crore, Rs 14.3 crore, Rs 12.25 crore, Rs 11.05 crore and Rs 9.02 crore respectively on the first day of release. 

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Soon the tables turned on the second day when the collected rs 11.45 crore on its second day, Rs 11.60 crore on Friday and Rs 9.75 crore on Saturday. On Easter Sunday, the movie managed to make Rs 11.63 crore, helping it cross the Rs 50 crore mark. 
 

Film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted saying, “#Kalank is clearly underperforming... Dips on Day 4 [Sat]... Trending is weak, so big biz on Day 5 [Sun] is ruled out... Wed 21.60 cr, Thu 11.45 cr, Fri 11.60 cr, Sat 9.75 cr. Total: ₹ 54.40 cr. India biz.”

Adarsh however points out that the movie has a strong base in the international market, with overall collection of Rs 27.43 crore. 

Before the release of Kalank, Adarsh gave a two star with rating. He said, “Doesn’t live up to the expectations... Writing, music, length play spoilsport... Few dramatic portions work... Second half engaging in parts... Good climax... Varun, Alia, Madhuri, Aditya, Kunal Kemmu top notch. #KalankReview.” The collections reflects that disappointing rating.

The plot of the story revolves around a complicated love story going way back to 1945. It’s a sad saga where a girl Roop played by Alia Bhatt is attracted to Zafar acted by Varun Dhawan. 

Keeping in picture the week's total earnings, Kalank is inching towards the Rs 100 crore mark considering the international market earnings as well. It will be interesting to see how far this movie will go among the audiences.