Director Nitin Kakkar’s action-drama film ‘Awarapan 2’ has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark in the domestic market within just 8 days, making a tremendous hold at the box office. This has become the first ₹100 crore film of actor Emraan Hashmi’s career, which has stepped towards the ₹200 crore club internationally as it enters its second week of release.
‘Awarapan 2’ overtakes ‘Bantwara 1947’ at the box office
‘Awarapan 2’, released on the long weekend of 15th August, had a direct competition with Sunny Deol starrer period drama film ‘Bantwara 1947’. While ‘Bantwara 1947’ struggled to touch the ₹50 crore mark at the domestic box office in the first 8 days, ‘Awarapan 2’ maintained its lead at the ticket window by becoming the first choice of the audience. 19 years after the failure of the original film ‘Awarapan’ which released in 2007, the sequel has received strong support from the audience.
Eighth day collection and budget mathematics
According to preliminary data from Sacnilk, ‘Awarapan 2’ made a net business of ₹5.5 crore at the Indian box office despite a partial reduction in the number of shows of the film on the eighth day. Meanwhile, the film received a collection of ₹1 crore from the overseas market.
Made with an estimated budget of just ₹45 crore, the film has registered worldwide collections 3.8 times more than its production cost. The total official collection breakup of 8 days is as follows:
- Net Indian Collection: ₹119.00 crore
- Gross Indian Collection: ₹141.87 crore
- Overseas Collection: ₹27.30 crore
- Worldwide Total Collection: ₹169.17 crore
Trade Analysts’ Assessment
“Emraan Hashmi’s comeback as ‘Shivam Pandit’ is being greatly appreciated by the audience. The 2007 cult film’s franchise and strong word of mouth has made it the biggest gainer of the Independence Day weekend.”
—Senior Trade Analyst
According to film distributors, although there has been a slight decline in showings at multiplexes on the second Friday, trade experts believe that ‘Awarapan 2’ will cross the ₹200 crore mark worldwide by the end of the second weekend. The occupancy of the film in single screen theaters still remains between 35% to 40%.