Awarapan 2 box office: Emraan Hashmi-headliner makes Rs 56 crore in two days
The film 'Awarapan 2', starring Emraan Hashmi, has grossed over Rs 72 crore worldwide in its first two days. Despite strong box office numbers, the film has received mixed reviews from critics regarding its narrative depth.
Why it matters
It highlights the commercial viability of nostalgia-driven sequels in the Indian film industry.
Awarapan 2 is going strong at the box office. The Emraan Hashmi-headliner, a sequel to the 2007 cult film, made Rs 33.75 crore net on its second day of release. This takes the film’s total collection to Rs 55.75 crore net (the Nitin Kakkar directorial made Rs 22 crore on its first day).Overseas, the film collected Rs 3.50 crore on Day 2, taking its total overseas gross to Rs 6 crore so far. This pushes the worldwide gross collection to Rs 72.90 crore..Playing across 10,496 shows, the film recorded an overall occupancy of 59.94 per cent on Saturday. Among the major regions, Delhi-NCR had the highest number of shows at 1,051 and recorded an occupancy of 68.3 per cent. Mumbai followed with 814 shows and an occupancy of 54.5 per cent.In comparison, Sunny Deol’s parallel release Batwara 1947 is trailing behind.
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