New Delhi: Emraan Hashmi's 'Awarapan 2' has created a stir at the box office. In just 3 days of release, the film crossed the Rs 100 crore mark worldwide. This has become the biggest solo opening of Imran's career so far.
Earning of Rs 81.75 crore in the opening weekend
According to live data of Sacnilk, 'Awarapan 2' collected a net of Rs 81.75 crore in the opening weekend in India itself. This figure is 89% more than Imran's previous best opening. By the fourth day, the net collection of the film in India has reached Rs 86.20 crore. On the fourth day alone, Rs 4.45 crore were earned.
Talking about the gross collection, it has reached Rs 103.35 crore in India. The final figures for the fourth day are yet to come. The film is currently running in theaters with 7,959 shows. Sacnilk's 'Awarapan 2' has topped the Independence Day weekend box office charts.
Strong response in foreign countries also
The sequel also broke records overseas. Rs 19.31 crore came from abroad in the opening weekend. This is Imran's biggest solo international opening till date.
For this reason, the film joined the worldwide Rs 100 crore club in just 3 days. Despite the competition with other films on Independence Day, this collection is considered to be quite big.
Beat the original in 2 days
The biggest thing about 'Awarapan 2' is that it left the original film of 2007 far behind. The lifetime worldwide collection of the first 'Awarapan' was around Rs 12 crore.
The sequel broke that figure in just 2 days. At that time, the film's performance in theaters was average, but with time it became a cult. Now, as soon as the sequel came, it set a new benchmark in terms of earnings.
Turning point for Imran's career
Trade experts believe that 'Awarapan 2' is the biggest break of Emraan Hashmi's career. The way the audience has accepted the sequel, which came after so many years, is surprising. Now everyone's eyes are on when the film crosses the Rs 100 crore nett mark in India.
Only the collection of the next few days will decide how long 'Awarapan 2' runs in the theatres. At present, it is certain that 'Awarapan 2' has brought Emraan Hashmi back in the list of box office king.