Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, Kiara Advani starrer ‘WAR 2’ released in theatres on August 14. The film directed by Ayan Mukerji had a good opening on day 1 and that largely also came from the Telugu version of the movie. Clearly, with Jr NTR’s presence, the film had a huge market among the Telugu audience, just as much as it had in Hindi. The film has got mixed reviews after day 1, and yet, it saw growth on Independence day. The Hindi version of the movie had made only Rs 29 crore on day 1 while the total collection including the Telugu version was Rs 51.5 crore on the opening day. After starting on a modest note with an opening day haul of roughly ₹29 crore net, War 2 had remarkable recovery in its Hindi version. The film saw a sharp 50% jump in earnings on day two, thanks largely to the Independence Day holiday boost. The film is estimated to have collected ₹43–45 crore net in Hindi on Thursday, taking its two-day Hindi total to around ₹73 crore net. Despite lukewarm critical reviews and a mixed response from audiences online, the film’s second-day performance has been impressive. According to Sacnilk, the day 2 collection of the film which saw growth due to Independence day, is Rs 56.50 crore. Thus, it has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark within two days in all languages. The total collection at the domestic box office now stands at Rs 56.50 crore. Trade sources believe there may not be a massive surge over the weekend, but “if the movie manages to hold collection in the same range with marginal growth, it will give it a chance to perform during the weekdays, which needs to be seen.”The spike was fueled by stronger occupancies in key metros and robust evening-to-night show numbers. The holiday effect in certain territories, coupled with steady single-screen turnout in mass markets, also played a big role in the Hindi version’s rebound. On the flip side, collections for the Telugu versions dipped on Thursday. Thus, there’s been a 10 percent rise from the opening day — suggesting that the film’s non-Hindi performance will require close tracking in the days ahead. However, ‘WAR 2’ has made more numbers on the second day than Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’. The film had collected Rs 65 crore on day 1 in all langauges and on day 2, the collection as per early estimates is Rs 53.5 crore. Day wise collection of the film: Day 1 [1st Thursday] ₹ 51.5 Cr [Hi: 29 Cr ; Ta: 0.25; Te: 22.25] -Day 2 [1st Friday] ₹ 56.50 Cr * early estimates -Total ₹ 108.00 Cr
