Em aa
Hashmi’s
‘Awa apa
2’
was
off
to
a
st o g
sta t
at
the
I dia
box
office.
The
film
that
ope ed
amid
stiff
competitio
at
the
box
office,
eme ged
o
top,
by
d ew
i
audie ces
by
the
umbe .As
pe
ea ly
estimates
o
Sac ilk,
the
film
ea ed
a
estiamtd
estimated
Rs
21
c o e
et
o
its
fi st
day,
acco di g
to
ea ly
figu es.
The
Niti
Kakka
di ecto ial
eco ded
app oximately
45%
occupa cy
ac oss
theat es
o
Day
1
a d
collected
Rs
21
c o e
et
f om
9,033
shows.
Its
I dia
g oss
collectio
is
estimated
at
Rs
25.20
c o e.The
film
also
aked
i
a
estimated
Rs
2
c o e
i
ove seas
ma kets,
thus
taki g
its
estimated
wo ldwide
g oss
fo
the
ope i g
day
to
Rs
27.20
c o e.
‘Awa apa
2’
becomes
Em aa
Hashmi’s
biggest
ope e
The
ope i g
ma ks
a
sig ifica t
ca ee
milesto e
fo
Hashmi.
Befo e
‘Awa apa
2’,
his
biggest
ope i g
day
came
with
‘Baadshaho’,
which
ea ed
Rs
12.60
c o e
et
o
its
elease
day
i
2017.
His
othe
otable
ope i g-day
figu es
i clude
‘Raaz
3’
(2012),
which
ope ed
at
Rs
10.47
c o e
et,
a d
‘Raaz
Reboot’
(2016),
which
ea ed
Rs
5.30
c o e
et.With
a
estimated
Rs
21
c o e
Day
1
collectio ,
‘Awa apa
2’
has
comfo tably
su passed
these
figu es
to
become
Hashmi’s
highest-g ossi g
film
o
its
ope i g
day.The
film’s
pe fo ma ce
is
pa ticula ly
otable
give
that
its
adva ce
booki gs
had
ge e ated
a
estimated
Rs
11.36
c o e,
i cludi g
blocked
seats,
ahead
of
elease.
Its
fi al
ope i g-day
figu e
suggests
that
walk-i
audie ces
a d
spot
booki gs
sig ifica tly
boosted
the
film’s
collectio s.
‘Awa apa
2’
vs
‘Awa apa ‘
The
sequel
has
delive ed
a
substa tially
st o ge
ope i g
tha
the
o igi al
‘Awa apa ‘,
which
was
eleased
i
2007.
The
fi st
film
ope ed
to
app oximately
Rs
79
lakh
o
its
fi st
day
a d
ea ed
a ou d
Rs
2.88
c o e
et
du i g
its
ope i g
weeke d.
‘Awa apa
2’
has
al eady
collected
seve al
times
that
amou t
o
its
ope i g
day
alo e.The
st o g
sta t
also
eflects
the
e du i g
popula ity
of
Hashmi’s
cha acte
Shivam
Pa dit,
with
the
sequel
a ivi g
ea ly
two
decades
afte
the
o igi al.
About
‘Awa apa
2’
Di ected
by
Niti
Kakka ,
the
film
b i gs
Em aa
Hashmi
back
as
Shivam
Pa dit.
The
film
also
sta s
Shaba a
Azmi,
Disha
Pata i
a d
Suvi de
Vicky.