Awarapan 2 box office collection day 2: Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 is going from strength to strength at the box office. On Friday, the film gave the actor his biggest opening as a lead actor. On Saturday, it performed even better, setting up the stage for a massive opening weekend for the romantic actioner.
Awarapan 2 box office update till 5 PM
Awarapan 2 opened at ₹22 crore net on Friday, the best opening of Emraan Hashmi’s career, and one of the biggest debuts by a Hindi film this year. The film started slowly on Friday morning but built steadily, with the evening shows registering a staggering 74% occupancy. On Saturday, even the morning shows delivered better returns than on Friday. According to Sacnilk, Awarapan 2 earned around ₹15.21 crore at the net box office by 5 pm on its second day. This gives the film a total two-day haul of just over ₹37.21 crore. On Saturday, Awarapan 2 registered 32% occupancy across India for its morning shows, which jumped to 70% for the afternoon shows. The numbers are expected to increase further during the evening and night shows.
Awarapan 2 beats Emraan Hashmi hits
Awarapan 2 has been selling over 20k tickets per hour on BookMyShow all through Friday and Saturday. This is a remarkable pace for any film without a superstar. On Friday, it took the sequel all of eight hours to overtake the lifetime business of the first Awarapan. The 2007 box office dud had earned just ₹7.75 crore net. By Saturday afternoon, the film was surpassing the final collections of even the hit films Emraan Hashmi has given. It has already surpassed the likes of Haq ( ₹20 crore), Raaz 2 ( ₹25.50 crore), Ek Thi Daayan ( ₹26 crore), and Jannat ( ₹30 crore).
All about Awarapan 2
Directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced by Vishesh Bhatt, Awarapan 2 brings back Emraan Hashmi in his iconic role of Shivam Pandit. The film also stars Shabana Azmi, Disha Patani, and Suvinder Vicky. The film received mixed to positive reviews, but praise for Emraan Hashmi’s performance and the tone.
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The HT review reads: “The first half of this Nitin Kakkar directorial is effective in keeping the viewer hooked, with the rehash of the popular Toh Phir Aao doing much of the heavy lifting on the nostalgia front. There are stretches, though, where the story begins to test your patience and feels repetitive. There’s a gunfight every 15-20 minutes, which means the characters barely have time to process one shootout before another one arrives.”