'Awarapan 2' box office collection day 3: The Emraan Hashmi film races ahead of 'Batwara 1947', inches towards Rs 100 crore, becomes the 8th highest grosser of Hindi cinema in 2026

Emraan Hashmi's 'Awarapan 2' was one of the most anticipated films of the year. While the first installment was not a hit at the box office, over the years, it grew on the minds of the audience, largely due to its music which has become cult. Evidently, the craze for the sequel was hard to miss and on the first day itself, the film crossed the lifetime collection of 'Awarapan'.Awarapan 2 Movie ReviewIt benefitted from the Independence day weekend and made Rs 22 crore on day 1 according to Sacnilk. It saw a growth of 55 percent on day 2 and made Rs 33.75 crore. There were also more shows on Saturday. While on the first day, the film had 9033 shows, on day 2, there were 10,496 shows overall which also explains the growth in numbers.